TPR recently interviewed L.A. City District 5 Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky regarding the opportunities and challenges facing the city and her district ahead of the November 5 election and LA28 Olympic Games.
TPR affords Miguel A. Santana, President and CEO of the California Community Foundation, an opportunity to advocate voter support for LA County's Measure A, a half-cent sales tax drafted to fund in perpetuity affordable housing and homeless services.
TPR shares this piece by LAist's David Wagner offering perspectives on LA County Measure A—a proposed evergreen, half-cent sales tax to replace the existing quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters as Measure H in 2017.
Lou Calanche & Esther Feldman discuss the Natural Park at Ramona Gardens, a green solution project initiated by the youth of Ramona Gardens that marries ecosystem science and state-of-the-art engineering with a community-driven design process to improve air quality and community health in one of the most polluted neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
Professor Manuel Pastor and analyst Vanessa Carter of USC's Program for Environmental and Regional Equity discuss how to ensure that equity is baked into—not sprinkled onto—LA's public transit system.
In November, Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved a parcel tax to fund the creation and restoration of parks countywide. VX2017 brought civic leaders together to discuss how those funds can transform the region.
