Public Works

Australia’s Rainwater Cisterns Inspire TreePeople’s Lipkis

Andy Lipkis discusses how those living in cities must mobilize to collect as much precipitation as possible—and local water agencies must work together on stormwater solutions rather than remaining in isolation.

LA County Public Works’ Pat Proano on Innovative Approaches to Managing Waste

Pat Proano, Assistant Deputy Director of the Environmental Programs Division at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, spoke with TPR about strategies for meeting AB 341’s mandate to recycle 75 percent of trash in LA County.

Councilman Buscaino: LA’s Newest Member Shares City & Community Priorities

Joe Buscaino, the newest member of the Los Angeles City Council, discusses San Pedro, sidewalk repairs, and the Port of Los Angeles.

SF Public Works’ Director, Carla Short, Rebuts City’s ‘Doom Scenario’ Narrative

TPR spoke with the interim Director of Public Works in San Francisco, Carla Short, about her Department’s service responsibilities, her leadership challenges; and also, the many successful initiatives and programs now offered. Also, Short addresses her controversial predecessor and the need for the public to look past the actions of one bad apple and towards the many passionate and hardworking city servants.

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