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"Today feels hopeful about how we all take care of Los Angeles"
The CIP is really about building a whole new city
The FIFA countdown
Fans seemed to think all LA's official World Cup fan zones would be free. They're not
Cool streets
Paris's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations
She really didn't need to do this
Over the last two years, we've watched gutless leaders go groveling to the White House with gilded gifts to appease our authoritarian overlord. And now Karen Bass is part of that club
The great museum glow-up is underway
LACMA, like so many LA cultural institutions, is attempting a total Olympic overhaul ahead of 2028
Torched Talks with Investing in Place's Jessica Meaney
How do we build the LA we want? Join us on Tuesday, April 21 at noon on Zoom
Beneath the pavement, the beach
Ensuring that the Seine was safe enough to host a handful of Olympic and Paralympic swimmers was only the beginning of the story
Torched at 2: Talks, toasts, and treats April 20-24
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