By Alex Visotzky “They’re going to tell you that the sky will fall. The sky will not fall.” LA Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson was at the microphone at an August 22nd press conference at City Hall just before a City Council hearing on Los Angeles’ proposed linkage fee to fund affordable housing construction and preservation. Harris-Dawson, a first-term Councilmember, … [Read more...] about LA’S REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY KEEPS CRYING WOLF: WILL POLICYMAKERS KEEP LISTENING?
PLANNING FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: PUTTING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTO GENERAL PLANS
Imagine a state made up of healthy and thriving communities, where urban and rural neighborhoods have the means to prevent and reduce industrial pollution, provide open space and local organic food, develop affordable housing, preserve local culture, generate good jobs and conduct community-led planning to sustain this vibrant future. This vision can now be a reality through … [Read more...] about PLANNING FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: PUTTING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTO GENERAL PLANS
THE OTHER SIDE OF RESILIENCE
By Renata Silberblatt & Eamon Tewell Resilience is having a moment right now. Like its counterpart, the ever-popular “sustainability,” the term is everywhere: urban planning, industry, business leadership, national security, libraries, and even in childhood and midlife. Across professions and in popular culture, the benefits of an individual’s or a community’s ability … [Read more...] about THE OTHER SIDE OF RESILIENCE
SOLIDARITY WITH PUERTO RICO
Progressive City condemns the inadequacy of the U.S. Government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, which is yet one more reflection of the island’s status as a U.S. colony. Grassroots groups in Puerto Rico are filling the gap and we urge everyone to help out with their contributions. These are groups that have deep roots in communities, and two long-time friends of … [Read more...] about SOLIDARITY WITH PUERTO RICO
CALL ON U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO END THEIR STRANGLEHOLD ON PUERTO RICO
It took over a week after Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico for the Trump Administration to waive the Jones Act - an Act which prohibits non-American ships from docking in the island, blocking the delivery of food and supplies and at prices that people can afford. This is the same Act that was waived immediately for Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, and yet, the Trump … [Read more...] about CALL ON U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO END THEIR STRANGLEHOLD ON PUERTO RICO