January 2025

January 8, 2026

Publisher’s Tribute: Bob Foster in His Own Words

A personal mentor, Bob Foster, across two decades of meetings and interviews with our newsletters, is remembered less as a politician reacting to events than as an authentic, one-of-a-kind, systems thinker insisting on preparedness, institutional clarity, and physical reality. Whether speaking as President of Southern California Edison, Chair of the California ISO, or Mayor of Long Beach, Foster returned to the same uncomfortable truth: modern society depends on infrastructure that must be planned years in advance, paid for honestly, and governed without illusion.

January 8, 2026

Building the Next Phase of California’s Hydrogen Market: FPH2’s CEO Jason Caudle

FPH2’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jason Caudle explains how California’s hydrogen market is shifting from policy anticipation to market execution. As cities, transit agencies, and suppliers align around offtake, Caudle outlines how FPH2 is aggregating demand, supporting bankable supply, and keeping momentum in the hydrogen market moving forward.

January 8, 2026

Rick Cole on 2026: Governing Through a Polycrisis and the Urgency of Reform

In this conversation, Cole argues that 2026 will be a decisive year for Pasadena and Los Angeles alike, contending that the cities’ futures are deeply intertwined—and that the moment demands systemic reform rather than incremental fixes.

January 29, 2025

Mayor Bass Executive Order on Expediting Disaster Recovery

With focus and attention the City of LA's role in wildfire recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Pacific Palisades, TPR shares LA Mayor Karen Bass's Emergency Executive Order No. 1 issued January 13, 2025, which outlines the city's immediate efforts to cut through the red-tape, eliminate discretionary reviews, and expedite the process for constitutents in the Palisades to rebuild.

January 29, 2025

SoLa Impact’s Model/Z Housing Deserves Our Attention

Martin Muoto, founder and CEO of SoLa Impact, shares news of SoLa's new Watts prefabrifaction plant and Model/Z home and discusses SoLa’s rapid response to devastation of the Eaton Fire.

January 28, 2025

Rick Cole on Local Governance in the Aftermath of the Fires

Rick Cole shares his perspective on rebuilding the capacity of local government across LA County to grapple with the challenges ahead.

January 13, 2025

The Fires Still Burn, But Our Future Cannot Wait: An Op-Ed

TPR publishes this open letter in the spirit of collaboration to begin the conversation for what comes next for ensuring impacted Angelenos can build back better without delay.

January 12, 2025

Gov. Newsom Calls for a 'Marshall Plan' for LA

TPR shares the text of Governor Newsom's executive order waiving CEQA and Coastal Act requirements, expanding the state's anti-price gouging law, and committing to working with the Legislature to identify statutory changes that can help expedite recovery while enhancing wildfire resilience and safety.

January 9, 2025

LA County Wildfires Emergency Update from Sup. Kathryn Barger, LACPW, LADWP, LAFD

TPR shares this excerpt from LA County Wildfire Emergency Morning and Evening Briefings on the ongoing emergency operations underway to protect life, contain fire, restore utilities, and supply water and other essential services to impacted communities across Los Angeles.

January 9, 2025

Jake Levine on the Biden Administration’s Global Climate Legacy

Jake Levine unpacks the Biden administration's landmark achievements in climate finance, energy resilience, and the clean energy transition.

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