October 2008

October 31, 2008

Richard Katz: Measure R Is County's Only Option to Move Los Angeles And Clean the Region's Air

The stakes of L.A. County's November vote on Measure R couldn't be higher, so proponents continue to make their case.

October 31, 2008

Senator Alan Lowenthal Laments Governor's Veto of SB 974; Endorses L.A.'s Measure R

Spelling out the lost opportunity to improve infrastructure and air quality, Senator Lowenthal vows to maintain the broad coalition that engineered the port container fee legislation.

October 31, 2008

Southern California Edison Well-Positioned to Respond to California's AB 32 GHG Goals

Mike Marelli, manager of renewable contract origination for SCE, lays out the utility's admirable renewable development practices and charts its direction toward looming RPS requirements.

October 31, 2008

‘The Real Estate and Credit Meltdown: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go?'

A recent panel of experts assembled by USC's SPPD and Marshall School found surprising amounts of consensus about the causes of the real estate and credit markets meltdown.

October 31, 2008

Community Conservancy International Releases Impressive Study on Green Solutions for Public Land

According to CCI's detailed report, opportunities to improve public land while cleaning the region's stormwater are more abundant than anyone realized.

October 31, 2008

L.A. County Passes ‘Landmark' Green Building Ordinance

Sign of the times: industry groups and environmentalists supported the efforts to green Los Angeles County's development process.

October 31, 2008

WUF Explores Westside Cities' Slow-Growth Ballot Initiative Trend-Is Ballot Box Planning Reasonable?

Santa Monica's drastic RIFT intitiative, meant to battle traffic, may undue the thoughtful planning of the city's recent Land Use and Circulation Element.

October 31, 2008

LA Live/Ritz-Carlton Convention Hotel to Open on Schedule

Having locked-in long-term financing, the building at LA Live is proceeding right on schedule-much to the benefit of the the Los Angeles Convention Center and the Downtown economy.

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