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June 27, 2025

Rick Cole Retires as LA’s Chief Deputy City Controller, Urges Bold Reform to Fix a Broken System

June 25, 2025

LA Conservancy’s Adrian Scott Fine on Preserving Historic Assets & Cultural Memory After the LA Wildfires

Given the scale of destruction wrought by the Eaton & Palisades fires, TPR interviewed Adrian Scott Fine, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Conservancy, to discuss the organization’s role in documenting the historic assets lost in the fires and efforts to preserve cultural heritage as the region endeavors to rebuild.

June 25, 2025

Lighting the Way: Miguel Sangalang on Maintaining & Modernizing the City of LA’s Lighting Infrastructure

TPR interviewed Miguel Sangalang, Executive Director of the Bureau of Street Lighting of the City of LA, on the operational scope and evolving challenges of maintaining LA’s 250,000-light system across a 500-square-mile metropolis.

June 25, 2025

Insurance, Infill, & Infrastructure: Asm. John Harabedian’s Agenda for a Resilient Rebuild

California Assemblymember John Harabedian spoke with TPR about his legislative agenda, including his efforts to prevent predatory real estate speculation in the disaster’s aftermath and strengthen consumer protections against unscrupulous insurance practices.

June 17, 2025

Vanessa Delgado: SCAQMD Chair & Mission-Driven Developer

TPR interviewed Vanessa Delgado, president of Azure Development and adjunct professor at USC Price who shares her personal journey developing mixed-use affordable housing in Boyle Heights and elaborates on project development hurdles roiling the market in LA.