The Trump administration just took its biggest action ever to halt climate progress. Ignoring climate science, the EPA is opening the floodgates to unlimited greenhouse gases from cars and trucks while setting the stage to undo pollution rules on other major polluters.
Read the full statement: on.nrdc.org/4afIvos
🐝 Join the book launch for “The ABCs of California’s Native Bees," by National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman. Explore with us 26 amazing species of bees showing how these mighty pollinators shape our Golden State ecosystems.
📅 Monday, October 21, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/plantit-bees
Please join us Sunday, October 12 for a conversation with @publicbankla.bsky.social about how a public bank in LA could help us become a more sustainable city. Learn more and RSVP at www.ncsa.la/public_bank_.... #PublicBank
NEW EP of LA PODCAST — @awalkerinla.bsky.social, Rachel Reyes and I discuss: how LA’s budget crisis could lead to an LAPD with fewer officers; Metro hires a chief for its new police force, and LA County approves a $4 billion settlement for thousands of sexual abuse claims. @laforward.bsky.social
We are witnessing some of the worst assaults on the environment in American history. Now, more than ever, we must stand together and defend our only home and all those who depend on it.
Celebrate Torched’s 1st birthday with me on Friday, April 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Spoke Bicycle Cafe. I hope to see you there! Because in a time of great uncertainty, Torched will always be about people coming together for LA
Need help with your fire-damaged art and heirlooms?
Join us at the Conservation Clinic.
🗓️ Sunday,April 27, 2025
⏰ 11am–3pm
📍The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
🎟️ FREE with RSVP > moca.org/programs
Senator Alex Padilla here, born and raised in the proud working class community of Pacoima, now representing 39 million people in the great state of California.
Every day in the Senate I fight to defend the Constitution and stand up for working families. You can now follow my work here on Bluesky!
A person walks past Santa Clara Hall at Sacramento State in Sacramento on Oct. 30, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters Headline: Inside a $17 billion maintenance backlog plaguing California’s universities
Infrastructure issues at California’s public universities are hindering students and faculty’s ability to learn and work on campus. cal.news/4coyXbt
📝 Victoria Mejicanos, Matthew Reagan & Mercy Sosa
📸 Fred Greaves
Event graphic featuring an Olympic/Paralympic-style torch in the foreground with the text: "UCLA Los Angeles Transportation Forum | May 19, 2025 | The California Endowment | Mega Events Major Opportunities." The background image is a general map of Los Angeles region with key highlights like the Hollywood Sign and Watts Towers, along with images of people gathered and playing outdoors throughout the map area. Numerous streets are highlighted in red to indicate bus-only lanes.
🏟️ How can LA ensure major events leave a lasting legacy?
On May 19, the UCLA LA Transportation Forum will tackle two key issues: improving transit and ensuring universal access. Plus, a special session on Donald Shoup’s lasting impact.
🎟️ Register: events.humanitix.com...
Greg Pierce, Director of UCLA’s Human Right to Water Solutions Lab, on California's Drought Dilemma @gregspierce.bsky.social
luskin.ucla.edu/pierce-on-ca...
🚨 LA! 🚨
Join us for a 30-min Public Meeting on the proposed single-use printer cartridge ban. 🌍🖨️
📅 March 26
⏰ 11:30AM
📍 Zoom
Provide your input and learn more about this proposed ban!
👉 RSVP: singleuseprintercartridgela.eventbrite.com
#SourceReduction #PublicMeeting
Basically goes without saying, but this is not a solution to the supposed immigration problem. The U.S. is not at war, and many people seeking legal immigrant status will remain in limbo and vulnerable.
Real immigration reform solutions require thoughtful, humane changes through an act of Congress.
Can science survive politics? Not without a fight, according to Kim Stanley Robinson. At UCLA last Thursday, Robinson discussed the war on science, fallout of defunding research, and why surrendering to cynicism is the greatest risk of all. His full seminar is out now.
Opportunities for input on issues + initiatives related to #sustainability in #LosAngeles (and Pasadena!)
- L.A. City Parks Assessment: needs.parks.lacity.gov
- Our County Plan Update survey: bit.ly/OurCountySurvey
- Clean Energy meeting: pwp.cityofpasadena.net/event/shapin...
#CaliforniaPolicy
*Corrected registration link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... !
Corrected U.S. EPA page link: www.epa.gov/inflation-re...
Corrected survey link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Back to California’s CCAP work - there’s an in-person public engagement meeting in San Francisco on March 19th. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Response… !
#actonclimate #inflationreductionact
CPRG offers funding for planning and implementation of greenhouse gas air pollution reduction. Learn more here: epa.gov/inflation-redu… !
The survey and associated work by the State of California build on a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program, which is part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Something that might seem small, but has great value and opportunity for impact: completing this survey for California’s Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) - forms.office.com/Pages/Response… !
Consider Ralphs in Hollywood (near Sunset/La Brea)!
The photo shows 4 of LASAN's staff standing in front of LASAN's organics ad on a City bus shelter. They're forming a heart together around the organics pail on the sign with their arms.
What makes LASAN an amazing place to work? We ❤️ our jobs & we're passionate about what we do! Our organics team noticed our ad and snapped this fun photo on their lunch walk.
Looking for a free kitchen pail?
lacitysan.org/organics
Looking for a career?
lacitysan.org/careers | personnel.lacity.gov
We mark the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when civil rights marchers were brutalized in Selma, Alabama, by revisiting our interview with the late civil rights icon John Lewis. www.democracynow.org/2012/12/24/r...
New user here - looking forward to learning and discussing the latest about our environment, society, democracy and more!
