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June 5, 2025

Dan Rosenfeld Recalls 1984 as LA Prepares for 2028

Dan Rosenfeld revisits the civic pride and creative momentum that defined the 1984 Olympic Games, and with 2028 fast approaching, asks whether today’s fractured, resource-strained city can recapture that same unity of vision, design, and purpose.

June 5, 2025

Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America’s Edge: An Excerpt

TPR shares here William Deverell’s foreward to:Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America’sEdge, by authors–Geraldine Knatz and NaomiHirahara

May 6, 2025

CA Council of Infill Builders’ Mott Smith on the Imperative Need for Measure ULA Reform

TPR interviewed Mott Smith to elaborate on the unintended consequences of Measure ULA, which has both stymied commercial, industrial, and residential real estate development, and failed to generate the revenue promised,

May 5, 2025

CA Assembly Appropriations Chair Buffy Wicks’ Housing Legislative Update

TPR publishes recent remarks from California Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, delivered at the LABC Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit in which she underscores the urgent need for reforming the state’s permitting and regulatory processes, particularly CEQA, to accelerate housing production, reduce costs, and meet California’s clean energy and climate goals.

May 5, 2025

LA City Tourism Department Executive Director Doane Liu on Convention Center Expansion & Investments in Tourism Infrastructure

TPR Interviews Doane Liu for an update on the LA Convention Center Expansion and vision for tourism & leisure industries in the City of Los Angeles amidst budgetary constraints and international travel uncertainties.

April 30, 2025

UCLA/Luskin School 2025 Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index

TPR shares the results revealing a population that continues to hold deep-seated frustration with the high cost of living and confronts new challenges presented by the January 2025 wildfires, the newest round of threats to immigrants, and homelessness.

April 22, 2025

CSO Rita Kampalath on LA County Resilience Planning

Rita Kampalath, LA County CSO, in this TPR interview shares LA County’s evolving approach to addressing climate resilience and disaster recovery

April 22, 2025

Soboroff: Report of the LA Chief Recovery Officer 

Here, TPR shares those observations included in the Report of the Chief Recovery Officer from April 10, 2025.

April 22, 2025

Mayor Bass 2025 State of the City Speech Portends A Difficult Budget Season for LA

A split screen of optimism amidst sobering circumstances, Mayor Bass addresses the city's progress on public safety, homelessness, and Palisades recovery and the challenges ahead facing a constrained budget cycle, uncertain federal economic outlook, and the city's fast-approaching showcase on the world stage during the 2026 World Cup and LA28 Olympic Games.

April 9, 2025

USGBC-CA’s Ben Stapleton on Wildfire Recovery & Building Decarbonization

Ben Stapleton discusses USGBC-CA's priorities since expanding statewide last year including collaborative efforts on building performance, championing resilience in reconstruction efforts, and navigating key challenges in the building and construction industry exacerbated by recent federal uncertainties.

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