Economic Development

January 14, 2022

Thomas Small on Culver City’s Embrace of Tactical Urbanism & Rapid Urban Prototyping

In this interview with TPR, former mayor and councilman, Thomas Small, discusses Move Culver City and Culver City Forward, two projects created to help the relatively small metropolis in the heart of LA’s Westside more readily absorb new population and development through better communication with the government, companies, and residents.

September 8, 2021

Councilmember Mike Bonin Addresses LA Homelessness, Evictions & Social Housing

TPR interviewed District 11 Councilmember Mike Bonin for a much needed & nuanced discussion of the intersecting challenges presently driving housing displacement, gentrification, and homelessness in metro Los Angeles.

June 29, 2021

US Development Finance Corporation’s First Chief Climate Officer—Jake Levine on Slingshotting Global Development Beyond Fossil Fuels

Jake Levine was appointed to serve as the first Chief Climate Officer of the US Development Finance Corporation tasked with guiding the agency to a net-zero portfolio by 2040. With $60 billion to invest through a variety of financial instruments, in this TPR interview, Levine shares how the DFC is totally rebalancing its investments towards clean energy and supporting climate adaptation, resilience, and economic development globally.

June 17, 2021

Sen. Bob Hertzberg on Universal Basic Capital & Equity Building

In this op-ed, appearing originally in the LA Times and republished by TPR with permission, Sen. Hertzberg argues for addressing wealth inequality with a state program—like Governor Newsom's proposal to create and fund college savings accounts for low-income children—to foster an ownership share for all Californians in the wealth produced here.