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11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know

11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know

Cynthia HirschhornApril 30, 2021history, U.S.A., education

Can ‘Open Streets’ Outlast the Pandemic?

Can ‘Open Streets’ Outlast the Pandemic?

Cynthia HirschhornApril 29, 2021urban design, urban planning, civic space

Is this L.A.’s greenest greenhouse? It’s made of donated scraps from across L.A.

Is this L.A.’s greenest greenhouse? It’s made of donated scraps from across L.A.

Cynthia HirschhornApril 29, 2021environment, sustainability, Los Angeles

Lower-than-expected state population totals stoke concerns about the 2020 Census

Lower-than-expected state population totals stoke concerns about the 2020 Census

Cynthia HirschhornApril 28, 2021census, U.S.A., politics

California to lose a congressional seat, according to new census data

California to lose a congressional seat, according to new census data

Cynthia HirschhornApril 26, 2021census, politics, government, California

Can City-Owned Vacant Lots Fill the Need for Park Equity in Houston?

Can City-Owned Vacant Lots Fill the Need for Park Equity in Houston?

Cynthia HirschhornApril 23, 2021park, civic space, urban planning, cities

Economics in Brief: Los Angeles’s Planned Basic Income Pilot Will Be America’s Largest

Economics in Brief: Los Angeles’s Planned Basic Income Pilot Will Be America’s Largest

Cynthia HirschhornApril 23, 2021Los Angeles, economics

Environmental Crises Are Forcing Millions Into Cities. Can Countries Turn Climate Migrants Into an Asset?

Environmental Crises Are Forcing Millions Into Cities. Can Countries Turn Climate Migrants Into an Asset?

Cynthia HirschhornApril 22, 2021environment, global, climate

What Will Office Life Be Like After the Pandemic? This Australian Fintech Company May Have the Answer

What Will Office Life Be Like After the Pandemic? This Australian Fintech Company May Have the Answer

Cynthia HirschhornApril 21, 2021workforce, global, public health

Cities Are Our Best Hope for Surviving Climate Change

Cities Are Our Best Hope for Surviving Climate Change

Cynthia HirschhornApril 21, 2021cities, environment, urban design, urban planning, climate

Bored in the pandemic, she made art by bruising bananas. Now she has an international following.

Bored in the pandemic, she made art by bruising bananas. Now she has an international following.

Cynthia HirschhornApril 21, 2021art, artists

Biden plans to cut emissions at least in half by 2030

Biden plans to cut emissions at least in half by 2030

Cynthia HirschhornApril 20, 2021environment, politics, U.S.A., climate

Clock’s running out on climate change. California says it’s time for giant carbon vacuums

Clock’s running out on climate change. California says it’s time for giant carbon vacuums

Cynthia HirschhornApril 19, 2021environment, California, climate

The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof

The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof

Cynthia HirschhornApril 19, 2021environment, climate

What Other Places Can Learn From Santa Rosa’s Tent City

What Other Places Can Learn From Santa Rosa’s Tent City

Cynthia HirschhornApril 19, 2021housing, cities

The Metaverse Is Coming. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the Fusion of Virtual and Physical Worlds

The Metaverse Is Coming. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the Fusion of Virtual and Physical Worlds

Cynthia HirschhornApril 18, 2021technology

Tiny houses and shipping containers may help homeless people in L.A. Are they humane?

Tiny houses and shipping containers may help homeless people in L.A. Are they humane?

Cynthia HirschhornApril 15, 2021housing, Los Angeles

The Pandemic Remade Every Corner of Society. Now It's the Climate's Turn

The Pandemic Remade Every Corner of Society. Now It's the Climate's Turn

Cynthia HirschhornApril 15, 2021environment, U.S.A., climate

California enlists surveillance satellites to sniff out greenhouse gas ‘super-emitters’

California enlists surveillance satellites to sniff out greenhouse gas ‘super-emitters’

Cynthia HirschhornApril 15, 2021environment, technology, innovation, California, climate