Monthly Archive: September, 2007

USC Watershed Forum September 7 2007

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Friday September 7, 2007, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Davidson Conference Center
Topic Summaries:
Open Space, Stormwater & Groundwater: Toward a Regional Open Space Plan
Planning Beyond the River Corridor: Tributaries, Watersheds & Communities
The Lower 20: Toward a Unified Plan?
Dividing the Pie? Funding and Governance
Download the complete schedule, topics, and speakers list here.
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Planning Commissioners Training

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Planning Commissioners Training
UCLA Extension Public Policy Program
September 20, 2007, Thursday, 9:15 am-3:30 pm
The Public Policy Program convenes a daylong series of training sessions designed for planning commissioners from local jurisdictions across the state of California. The sessions provide useful tools to assist commissioners in preparing for planning commission meetings so that they have a better [...]

Culture Clash’s ZORRO IN HELL extended!

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

2nd Annual National Latino Congreso 2007

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Endorse and Register for the National Latino Congreso
View the Agenda
Reserve your Hotel Room
Prepare your Resolutions
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October 5th-9th, 2007
Los Angeles, California
Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown
www.latinocongreso.org
1-888-222-4413

L.A. Times editorial, the Olmsted vision, and the poverty of L.A. parks today

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

The Los Angeles Times recently editorialized: "Los Angeles is chronically short of park space, a civic failure that generations of leaders have only glancingly addressed. In 1930, the brilliant but ignored Olmsted-Bartholomew plan envisioned a county where every resident enjoyed easy access to beaches, vistas, recreation areas and parks. Today, just 30% or so of [...]

Los Angeles Times Editorial: Greener pastures for VA land

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Greener pastures for VA land
The 388-acre Westside swath holds profound potential for L.A., if the federal agency would stop leasing out pieces of it.
September 2, 2007
Los Angeles is chronically short of park space, a civic failure that generations of leaders have only glancingly addressed. In 1930, the brilliant but ignored Olmsted-Bartholomew plan envisioned a county [...]