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California builds a ‘Noah’s Ark’ to protect wildlife from extinction by fire and heat

California builds a ‘Noah’s Ark’ to protect wildlife from extinction by fire and heat

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 18, 2021environment, California

This Climate Organization Knows That Graphs Don’t Inspire Action—But Music Does

This Climate Organization Knows That Graphs Don’t Inspire Action—But Music Does

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 18, 2021environment, art, climate

The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs

The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 18, 2021infrastructure, U.S.A., transportation

Small Towns Grow Desperate for Water in California

Small Towns Grow Desperate for Water in California

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 14, 2021water, environment, California, climate

These self-described trolls tackle climate disinformation on social media with wit and memes

These self-described trolls tackle climate disinformation on social media with wit and memes

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 30, 2021environment, media, climate

Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time

Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 28, 2021cities, environment, civic space

Hourly Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Benefits—and Getting Them

Hourly Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Benefits—and Getting Them

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 22, 2021workforce, economics

I Tried to Live Off Women-Owned Businesses. Turns Out, Men Still Run Everything

I Tried to Live Off Women-Owned Businesses. Turns Out, Men Still Run Everything

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 22, 2021women, workforce, economics

Denver Art Installation Doubles as Skate Park and Stormwater Mitigation

Denver Art Installation Doubles as Skate Park and Stormwater Mitigation

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 21, 2021environment, art, public art

It’s Not Just Roads and Bridges: Our “Civic Infrastructure” is Crumbling, and Here’s How to Fix It

It’s Not Just Roads and Bridges: Our “Civic Infrastructure” is Crumbling, and Here’s How to Fix It

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 15, 2021infrastructure, civic space

Los Angeles Goes to War With Itself Over Homelessness

Los Angeles Goes to War With Itself Over Homelessness

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2021housing, Los Angeles

Lawsuit targets Texas abortion law deputizing citizens to enforce six-week ban

Lawsuit targets Texas abortion law deputizing citizens to enforce six-week ban

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2021politics, women, U.S.A., justice

‘SUPER FUN’: A gun covered in Legos to look like a toy sets off a furor

‘SUPER FUN’: A gun covered in Legos to look like a toy sets off a furor

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2021youth

Whose Dollars Are These Anyway? Foundations Rethink Their Model

Whose Dollars Are These Anyway? Foundations Rethink Their Model

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 12, 2021philanthropy, economics

‘We need to fix this city’: Post-Garcetti Los Angeles at a crossroads

‘We need to fix this city’: Post-Garcetti Los Angeles at a crossroads

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 11, 2021cities, Los Angeles

How ‘Summertime’s’ young L.A. poets transformed ‘Raya’s’ Carlos López Estrada

How ‘Summertime’s’ young L.A. poets transformed ‘Raya’s’ Carlos López Estrada

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 9, 2021art, Los Angeles

Zaila Avant-garde wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming bee’s first African American champion

Zaila Avant-garde wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming bee’s first African American champion

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 9, 2021youth

Gov. Newsom kicks off $1.1-billion statewide cleanup and jobs plan

Gov. Newsom kicks off $1.1-billion statewide cleanup and jobs plan

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 8, 2021environment, workforce, California, economics

Most Americans Support Guaranteed Income. Here's How We Are Working as Mayors to Make It a Reality

Most Americans Support Guaranteed Income. Here's How We Are Working as Mayors to Make It a Reality

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 8, 2021cities, economics

Can an App Renovate a Neighborhood?

Can an App Renovate a Neighborhood?

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 8, 2021innovation, housing, development, Los Angeles