"Managing Change In Urban Neighborhoods" A Bank of America Hosted National...
Neighborhoods, much like the people who inhabit them, go through their own life cycles. Some are healthy and bustling with activity. Yet others are stagnant or in decline. Within this continuum it is...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Wendy Greuel's Assessment Of L.A.'s Housing Crisis
Wendy, for almost ten years, the city hasn't had much of a housing policy. We're doing this interview on the day of the release of the HousingTrust Fund Advisory Commission's report on how to disperse...
View ArticleLos Angeles' New CDD GM, Cliff Graves, Outlines City's Community Development...
What attracted you to this post of General Manager of Los Angeles' City Community Development Department?Well, in a way, I'm coming full circle. I was at HUD in the 70's when the community development...
View ArticleCalifornia's Housing Director Opines on State Housing Policy
Matt, why don't you begin by defining the program responsibilities that fall under the state's Department of Housing and Community Development?The Department of Housing and Community Development has...
View ArticleCtrCity: Anaheim’s City Center Urbanized and Now Revitalized
The economic value of Disneyland to the City of Anaheim is nationally recognized. But the revitalization of Anaheim’s city center is increasingly newsworthy. Please update our readers. John Woodhead:...
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Yes, City Planning Matters: East LA Community Groups Provide Examples For How...
Isela, please share ELACC’s mission and its approach to comprehensive community development in East Los Angeles.Isela Gracian: ELACC’s mission is centered on economic and social justice. Building...
View ArticleSacramento Mayor-Elect Darrell Steinberg Shares His Priorities & Agenda
Darrell, you recently won the Sacramento mayoral primary, avoiding a runoff by winning 59 percent of the vote in the June election. Share with our readers your policy priorities, and how you plan on...
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Renata Simril’s Presidency of LA84 Builds and Expands Upon a Great Legacy
Renata, your professional and civic life in LA—including with the Dodgers, the L.A. Times, the LA CRA, as Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, and more—have given you an insiders perspective on Los Angeles’...
View ArticleMonique King-Viehland on LA County's New Development Authority
Monique King-Viehland: The Los Angeles Community Development Commission (CDC), Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA), and the Redevelopment Agency used to be three separate legal...
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LA City Controller Ron Galperin on Optimizing City Real Estate Assets &...
You recently announced a plan to establish a LA Municipal Development Corporation that would enable the city to manage the property it owns more strategically. Describe how the city currently manages...
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