The Torched guide to LA's World Cup
A mission statement, a calendar of events, and an invitation to help shine a light on LA's public spaces, public transit, and public benefits
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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
You can join for one event or meet up with me every single day for five days in a row
The best seat in town
It's a public bathroom, yes, but it's really a piece of infrastructure that unlocks access to the city
Spring breaking
I'm headed to Paris with a long list of your recommendations, plus an update on the Metro outage, and much, much more
LA is not a bloomin' desert
The official look and feel for the games shows, once again, that LA28 doesn't really understand our city
Downtown's forward motion
The goal is to improve the downtown experience by 2028 by "linking key locations with safer, cleaner, and greener streets, parks, public spaces, and transit hubs"