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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.

February 18, 2025

LA County Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire Safe Recovery

TPR shares this fact sheet outlining the commission's responsibilities and membership.

February 18, 2025

'Not So Fast'—Jay Stark on the Sobering Reality of Disaster Recovery Timelines

Jay Stark draws from his experience as a fire-impacted resident of both Maui and Pacific Palisades to opine on the rhetoric surrounding post-fire rebuilding efforts.

February 18, 2025

Randall Lewis Opines on Need to Reform California’s Entitlement Processes

Randall Lewis highlights the Lewis Group’s philanthropic partnerships promoting urban resilience and healthy places and calls for process improvements that lead to not just a faster construction, but solutions that fosters smarter and more sustainable development.

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