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Momentous mayor’s race will be a pitched battle over how to fix L.A.'s ills

Momentous mayor’s race will be a pitched battle over how to fix L.A.'s ills

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 25, 2021politics, government, Los Angeles

Appeals court strikes down sweeping order to house L.A.’s skid row homeless population

Appeals court strikes down sweeping order to house L.A.’s skid row homeless population

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 23, 2021housing, Los Angeles, justice

Making the Most of Percent-for-Art Requirements: How Developers Meet Branding, Leasing, Wayfinding Needs

Making the Most of Percent-for-Art Requirements: How Developers Meet Branding, Leasing, Wayfinding Needs

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 22, 2021housing, art, cities

These are L.A.’s new million-dollar neighborhoods

These are L.A.’s new million-dollar neighborhoods

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 22, 2021housing, Los Angeles

How the pandemic helped scatter $1-million homes across L.A.

How the pandemic helped scatter $1-million homes across L.A.

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 21, 2021housing, Los Angeles, economics

California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute

California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 21, 2021water, California

Thinking of Investing in a Green Fund? Many Don't Live Up to Their Promises, a New Report Claims

Thinking of Investing in a Green Fund? Many Don't Live Up to Their Promises, a New Report Claims

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 20, 2021environment, finance, public finance, climate

Amid Drought, Billionaires Control A Critical California Water Bank

Amid Drought, Billionaires Control A Critical California Water Bank

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 20, 2021environment, water, California, economics

Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea

Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 20, 2021environment, philanthropy

A World Without Children

A World Without Children

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 20, 2021environment, global, women, climate

L.A. County Ordinance Imposes Public Arts Fee on Private Development

L.A. County Ordinance Imposes Public Arts Fee on Private Development

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 16, 2021public art, Los Angeles

Can Cities Fill the Swimming Pool Equity Gap?

Can Cities Fill the Swimming Pool Equity Gap?

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 16, 2021public space, equity, Los Angeles

"I'm Drawn to Underdogs": Kevin Merida Wants to Reinvent the L.A. Times

"I'm Drawn to Underdogs": Kevin Merida Wants to Reinvent the L.A. Times

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 15, 2021media, Los Angeles

What Becomes of California Housing Policy After the Recall Election

What Becomes of California Housing Policy After the Recall Election

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 15, 2021housing, government, politics, California, voting

A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs

A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 10, 2021water, environment, climate

Teen Artists Are Making Millions on NFTs. Why—and How?

Teen Artists Are Making Millions on NFTs. Why—and How?

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 10, 2021youth, artists, art, technology

How Artists Help Build Equitable, Empathetic Infrastructure

How Artists Help Build Equitable, Empathetic Infrastructure

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 9, 2021artists, infrastructure, art

Biden officials trumpet how solar can provide nearly half of the nation’s electricity by 2050

Biden officials trumpet how solar can provide nearly half of the nation’s electricity by 2050

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 8, 2021environment, government

Another Group That Would Benefit from Free Transit: Bus Drivers

Another Group That Would Benefit from Free Transit: Bus Drivers

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 8, 2021transportation

The world’s biggest plant to capture CO2 from the air just opened in Iceland

The world’s biggest plant to capture CO2 from the air just opened in Iceland

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 8, 2021environment, climate