Torched Talks with LA County GIS manager Nick Franchino

Let's crunch some megaevent data on November 5

Alissa Walker Oct 29, 2025

Air traffic control

The LAX-pressway must be stopped

Alissa Walker Oct 23, 2025

1,000 days later

Unfortunately, the mayor's vision — which feels about 1,000 days too late — is so light on substance that it's hard to see how LA's megaevent future materializes

Alissa Walker Oct 21, 2025

LAUSD

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Two young kids running around a garden space at Hollywood High courtyard with a blue mural behind it

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Safe spaces

In the midst of a climate disaster, schools must become beacons of resiliency in every community

Alissa Walker Feb 6, 2025

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Public space

How to fix LA's park crisis with one weird trick

In the Trust for Public Land's 2024 report, the city of Los Angeles's parks rank 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. That's correct: 88th

Alissa Walker Oct 12, 2024