Trump Administration

September 11, 2025

Leah Goold-Haws: From LBEP CEO to Guiding Federal Support for LA’s 2028 Olympic Games

Outgoing CEO of LBEP, Leah Goold-Haws, reflects on her legacies advancing Long Beach’s global profile through branding, collaboration, and strategic events. She cites progress toward LA28 readiness in areas such as air mobility, shoreline redevelopment, and clean energy. Returning to consulting with the M2 Group, she emphasizes collaboration among LA28, federal partners, and local stakeholders to align priorities in infrastructure, security, and technology for successful outcomes.

October 1, 2020

Sam Lubell: 6 Ways the Trump Presidency Has Impacted the Building Industry

TPR excerpts here with permission, Sam Lubell on the current federal administration's impacts on the building industry and its far-reaching implications for urbanism, environmentalism, and construction.

December 5, 2018

Will Opportunity Zones Spur Investment of Private Wealth into Underserved Communities?

To understand the impact of Opportunity Zone investment for California cities, TPR interviewed Ian Ross of Oppsites.

August 22, 2018

Mary Nichols: Transitioning California Climate Leadership to a New Administration

California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols discusses the battle against the Trump administration's decision to revoke the state's regulatory waiver to set more stringent clean car standards.

May 11, 2018

Congress' Earl Blumenauer On Federal Policy Making Challenges & Opportunities

Rep. Blumenauer discusses the challenges of dealing with infrastructure funding under the Trump administration, and his goals of reforming the farm bill process that dominates our food system.

October 26, 2017

SF City Administrator Naomi Kelly's Vision of a Resilient San Francisco

Naomi Kelly elaborates on San Francisco's long-term, integrated resiliency projects, as well as the city's new Office of Cannabis and Digital Services Office.

September 22, 2017

Technology Disruptions Needed to 'Unlock' Clean Energy Economy 

Varun Sivaram speaks about the need to fund low-carbon energy innovation and what California can learn from abroad.

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