Permitting

November 1, 2012

LivingHomes Debuts the C6: A LEED Platinum, Affordable Modular Home

In this dual interview by TPR, Steve Glenn, founder and CEO of LivingHomes LLC, and Tom Riley, a client, discuss LivingHome’s new, C6 model, the first LEED Platinum certified, pre-fab home described as “revolutionary” by its creators.

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

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.

January 29, 2025

Mayor Bass Executive Order on Expediting Disaster Recovery

With focus and attention the City of LA's role in wildfire recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Pacific Palisades, TPR shares LA Mayor Karen Bass's Emergency Executive Order No. 1 issued January 13, 2025, which outlines the city's immediate efforts to cut through the red-tape, eliminate discretionary reviews, and expedite the process for constitutents in the Palisades to rebuild.

October 7, 2011

German Solar Entrepreneurs Assess California

Boris von Bormann, Wade Webb, Brade Meikle, Tom Buttgenbach, Rugerro Schleicher-Tappeser, and Boris Schubert explore the state of the solar industry today. How are development projects changing as solar PV becomes more competitive? What should experienced entrepreneurs from Europe understand about the California market and development process? Permitting delays, in particular, make California a difficult place for new solar PV developments. Innovative business models, however, are creating opportunities.

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