Remembered by peers as a purpose-driven leader, Emily Beutner, junior studio arts major, passed away on Jan. 6 at 22 years old.
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On the one-year anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, we honor the lives lost and remember the families impacted by these tragedies. I’m holding them in my thoughts today.
18 months behind schedule to turn the power on for a new apartment building? Beyond dysfunctional.
We're never going to solve LA's housing crisis if we continue to make it this difficult to build housing.
An LADWP horror story. I know this developer and feel for what he's had to go through.
I've also noted in the past that we have a 176 unit mixed income apartment project on Sunset in Echo Park. DWP was supposed to have electrical power to our project in the Spring of 2024. Per an email from DWP that just arrived today power will be available in mid-Feb 2026. An 18 mos delay.
Meanwhile we're sitting on a finished apartment project that lacks power. Interest carry, re taxes, insurance, contractor general conditions, etc have added many many millions to cost of the project.
LA fooled us once, and shame on them. But they won't fool us twice. We, along with the rest of the development community and our institutional investors have redlined LA. Done with this city. It's broken beyond repair.
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It’s clear that tragedy of the Palisades Fire could have been prevented.
Had issues like not extinguishing the earlier Lachman Fire, no pre-deployment, letting 1,000 LAFD personnel go home, and the empty reservoir been handled correctly, the outcome would have been different.
The Palisades fire wasn't a "natural” disaster. Had many issues been handled better, the outcome would likely have been different.
We need to know the facts so nothing like this happens again. https://t.co/IPLXMrQkgX
This week marks one year since the tragic fire in Pacific Palisades. 12 people died and many thousands lost their homes and jobs.
Due to Mayor Bass' continued missteps, the situation remains a crisis. Here’s how we can move forward:
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I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Let’s make 2026 the year that we start to turn LA around as we work towards a more affordable, livable, and safe city.
Thanks again to @NickKristof for including the non-profit I founded @VisionToLearn in your Giving Guide.
Watch this video about how we've improved learning for children across the country, providing 600,000 kids with free glasses since 2012
A quarter of children naturally need glasses, but in low-income communities in the US, the majority of kids who need glasses don't have them. Watch the video below to see how 2025 honoree @visiontolearn is closing this gap with mobile clinics that bring eye care to schools.
"Like Mozart and van Gogh, Koufax elevated the artistry of his craft to its highest form."
Happy 90th birthday to Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax!
🖊️ "Koufax at 90" written by Tom Verducci
🎙️ Narrated by Bryan Cranston
I wrote something with Oren Hadar about how LA has basically stopped maintaining its streets.
At this rate, the city is going to be one big pothole in a few years, and we’re going to spend more on settling lawsuits than fixing streets.
https://t.co/nndAh8Kv5D
I wrote something with Oren Hadar about how LA has basically stopped maintaining its streets.
At this rate, the city is going to be one big pothole in a few years, and we’re going to spend more on settling lawsuits than fixing streets.
https://t.co/nndAh8Kv5D
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating in LA. Our communities have shown amazing strength and resilience through a difficult year. May Christmas be a day of comfort, joy, and love.
Barely half of kids in LA live within walking distance of a park. Here’s my plan to create places for kids to play in their own neighborhood.
No new taxes or fees, just better use of what we already have.