We’re delighted that almost 15,000 of you participated in this year’s LA2050 Grants Challenge, casting more than 105,000 votes for the issues that matter most to you. THANK YOU! https://t.co/hkk68NBvfo
All four women on our new @GoldhirshFdn investment committee have proven themselves as business and civic leaders, as well as visionaries, during the course of their careers. This is a mission-aligned group that knows what a good investment looks like. I am honored that Shana Barghouti, Natasha Case (@NaTaterTot), Celestine Schnugg @ceeceeboom), and Ruth Wernig have chosen to join our team, and I can’t wait for us to get to work. https://t.co/WOPrskxLqh
The world is here; here is the world. Check out our new e-book: "Global Ideas For A Better LA.” In celebration of the City of LA’s birthday next week, the book features well wishes and suggestions from diplomats and social impact leaders based in LA. https://t.co/eqKg30Ww6B
Thanks to the super talented #GregoryBojorquez & my editor @joedjoedonnelly for facilitating this piece- my 1st for @_redcanaryco. Greg's work is striking & important & I hope my convos w/ him provide new insight into "#Eastsider" LA life. https://t.co/8HuhiAJgJQ
Brave girls in Iran removing their headscarves, tearing down pictures of the supreme leaders of the Islamic Republic, and chanting “Death to Dictator!” Further down the thread you see them chasing their principal out the building chanting that he is “without honor!”
We had a bit of a publishing hiccup earlier this eve. But our newest episode is up. Lots of ACFC as LAFC were off this week due to international break. https://t.co/I0PVSst9lm
A total of $2.5 million is headed to 37 organizations working toward a brighter future for Los Angeles through this year’s #LA2050GrantsChallenge. Now that’s something to celebrate! 🎉#WeCareAboutLA
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Today is the day! We are elated to announce the 15 winners of this year’s #LA2050GrantsChallenge, receiving a total of $1 million in grant funding. 💛 #WeCareAboutLA
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Big! Emanuel Reynoso from @MNUFC is the first player in @mls history to get a triple double in one season: ten goals, ten assists, and ten yellow cards. (Our pod @Overlappingrun1 has been tracking this for months.) https://t.co/e2abBsQw8P
The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!
I’ve been saying this forever about Wilshire Blvd.; just found an example of me saying it in print, in an @AIALosAngeles group interview from 2012, with luminaries such as @awalkerinLA@sjlubell@marissagluck. [This post is inspired by the @LATimes 6th Street Bridge editorial.]