USC Prof. Dan Mazmanian recently served as the executive director of the Task Force on California's Adaptation to Climate Change.
With $40 billion to spend and nearly limitless need for repair and expansion of California's infrastructure, MIR readers share their hopes for 2007.
Vasconcellos' proposed legislation is comprehensive in design, taking aim at the systemic dysfunction in California's governance structure.
Nelson Rising, Chairman and CEO of Catellus, details his ideas for reforming state government.
Nick Bollman addresses the promise and potential of AB 857 on planning in California.
California State Architect Stephen Castellanos discusses how the built environment affects students and neighborhoods.