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Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses

Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses

Cynthia HirschhornApril 22, 2024politics, government, education, youth, activism, civic action, civic engagement, civic space, public space, culture, justice, social justice

Meet the homeless L.A. immigrants who built their own home in gentrifying Highland Park

Meet the homeless L.A. immigrants who built their own home in gentrifying Highland Park

Cynthia HirschhornApril 22, 2024los angeles, immigration, housing, public space, civic space, economics, culture, urban planning

Mayor Bass’ ambitious housing program calls on L.A.’s wealthy. Can she pull it off?

Mayor Bass’ ambitious housing program calls on L.A.’s wealthy. Can she pull it off?

Cynthia HirschhornApril 21, 2024los angeles, government, politics, finance, policy, housing, economics, public finance, civic space

Downtown L.A. is hurting. Frank Gehry thinks arts can lead a revival

Downtown L.A. is hurting. Frank Gehry thinks arts can lead a revival

Cynthia HirschhornApril 12, 2024los angeles, art, artists, architecture, infrastructure, urban design, culture, urban planning, housing, public space, civic space

L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside

L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside

Cynthia HirschhornApril 2, 2024los angeles, transportation, infrastructure, civic space, public space, urban planning, urban design

The Mayor of Los Angeles Wants to Prove Homelessness Can Be Solved

The Mayor of Los Angeles Wants to Prove Homelessness Can Be Solved

Cynthia HirschhornMarch 25, 2024los angeles, politics, government, housing, public space, civic engagement, civic space

L.A. officials study Paris as they prep for the 2028 Olympics

L.A. officials study Paris as they prep for the 2028 Olympics

Cynthia HirschhornMarch 16, 2024los angeles, global, culture, infrastructure, civic space, public space, cities, civic engagement, urban planning

$2-billion downtown L.A. megaproject gets boost from governor’s office, hopes for approval in 2024

$2-billion downtown L.A. megaproject gets boost from governor’s office, hopes for approval in 2024

Cynthia HirschhornMarch 7, 2024los angeles, housing, infrastructure, public space, civic space, architecture, urban design, policy, economics, government, courts

This California county is testing AI’s ability to prevent homelessness

This California county is testing AI’s ability to prevent homelessness

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 29, 2024California, technology, housing, community, civic space, public space, policy

When Science Class Is in a Former Macy’s

When Science Class Is in a Former Macy’s

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 23, 2024education, civic space, public space, youth, infrastructure, urban planning

Sweeping new LAUSD policy to restrict charter school locations; advocates threaten to sue

Sweeping new LAUSD policy to restrict charter school locations; advocates threaten to sue

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 21, 2024los angeles, education, youth, policy, public space, civic space, civic action

Golden State loses luster: Half of Americans say California in decline

Golden State loses luster: Half of Americans say California in decline

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 13, 2024California, data, politics, policy, civic space

Inside the graffiti-covered L.A. skyscrapers that drew global attention

Inside the graffiti-covered L.A. skyscrapers that drew global attention

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 8, 2024los angeles, art, public art, culture, public space, civic space

Column: Vandalism or street art? What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A.

Column: Vandalism or street art? What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A.

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 2, 2024los angeles, art, public space, civic space, public art, culture

The old Westside Pavilion will transform into a UCLA biomedical and quantum science center

The old Westside Pavilion will transform into a UCLA biomedical and quantum science center

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 4, 2024los angeles, science, civic engagement, civic space, public space, education, urban planning, urban design, california, health, public health, public finance

The little-understood reason why clearing homeless encampments became harder in California than most other states

The little-understood reason why clearing homeless encampments became harder in California than most other states

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 18, 2023california, housing, economics, policy, civic space, public space

Nonprofit plans to transform a former oil drilling site in South L.A. into affordable housing

Nonprofit plans to transform a former oil drilling site in South L.A. into affordable housing

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 11, 2023los angeles, housing, civic space, public space, nonprofits, urban planning

Bass says L.A. has put 21,000 homeless people into interim housing. Here’s what that means

Bass says L.A. has put 21,000 homeless people into interim housing. Here’s what that means

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 7, 2023housing, los angeles, policy, urban planning, civic space

Israel-Hamas war roils UC over the line between free speech and unacceptable behavior

Israel-Hamas war roils UC over the line between free speech and unacceptable behavior

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 15, 2023california, education, youth, media, politics, global, civic space, civic engagement, communication

Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here’s what they had to say about biking in LA

Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here’s what they had to say about biking in LA

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 29, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, transportation, public space, civic space, urban planning, urban design, culture