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Landscape architect whose designs reclaim toxic sites wins international prize

Landscape architect whose designs reclaim toxic sites wins international prize

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 14, 2021architecture, environment, innovation, art

Enough with the quackery, Pinker says

Enough with the quackery, Pinker says

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 13, 2021democracy, education

A record number of workers are quitting their jobs, empowered by new leverage

A record number of workers are quitting their jobs, empowered by new leverage

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 12, 2021workforce, U.S.A., economics

Harvard Researchers Declare ‘Structural Change’ Needed to Address Planetary Health Crisis

Harvard Researchers Declare ‘Structural Change’ Needed to Address Planetary Health Crisis

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 7, 2021environment, public health, global

Los Angeles shifts water supplies as drought hammers State Water Project

Los Angeles shifts water supplies as drought hammers State Water Project

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 6, 2021water, environment, Los Angeles

This Is What Europe’s Green Future Looks Like

This Is What Europe’s Green Future Looks Like

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 3, 2021environment, sustainability

L.A. prepares to clear homeless people from MacArthur Park; set to close Oct. 15 for ‘rehabilitation’ work

L.A. prepares to clear homeless people from MacArthur Park; set to close Oct. 15 for ‘rehabilitation’ work

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 2, 2021housing, Los Angeles

Reshaped by Crisis, an ‘Anti-Biennial’ Reimagines Chicago

Reshaped by Crisis, an ‘Anti-Biennial’ Reimagines Chicago

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 2, 2021architecture, design, art

Crypto tax: ‘MiamiCoin’ has made the city $7 million so far, a potential game-changer for revenue collection

Crypto tax: ‘MiamiCoin’ has made the city $7 million so far, a potential game-changer for revenue collection

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 30, 2021finance, innovation, cities

Extreme makeover? Two L.A. council members could see huge changes to their districts

Extreme makeover? Two L.A. council members could see huge changes to their districts

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 30, 2021government, Los Angeles

California governor signs laws aimed at homeless crisis

California governor signs laws aimed at homeless crisis

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 30, 2021government, politics, California, housing

Ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species are now extinct, U.S. says

Ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species are now extinct, U.S. says

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 29, 2021U.S.A., environment, climate

Record $5bn donation to protect nature could herald new green era of giving

Record $5bn donation to protect nature could herald new green era of giving

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 29, 2021environment, philanthropy

California outlawed the all-white-male boardroom. That move is reshaping corporate America

California outlawed the all-white-male boardroom. That move is reshaping corporate America

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 29, 2021women, workforce, diversity, California

A new, ‘first-class’ high-rise will house homeless people on L.A.’s skid row

A new, ‘first-class’ high-rise will house homeless people on L.A.’s skid row

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 28, 2021housing, Los Angeles

L.A. Unified enrollment drops by more than 27,000 students, steepest decline in years

L.A. Unified enrollment drops by more than 27,000 students, steepest decline in years

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 28, 2021education, youth, Los Angeles

This Year's MacArthur 'Genius Grants' Were Just Announced—Here's The Full Winner List

This Year's MacArthur 'Genius Grants' Were Just Announced—Here's The Full Winner List

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 28, 2021leadership, workforce

Rep. Karen Bass makes it official: ‘I’m running for mayor’

Rep. Karen Bass makes it official: ‘I’m running for mayor’

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 27, 2021politics, government, women, Los Angeles