Housing, Equity and Community Series 2018-2019 COUPLING MORE HOUSING WITH TRANSIT: State, Local and Community Perspectives A presentation on the UCLA Lewis Center report, “Transit Oriented Los Angeles: Envisioning an Equitable and Thriving Future,” supported by LA Metro and ULI-Los Angeles, followed by panel discussion the California Senate Bill 50 (“SB827 v.2.0”),
Harvey S. Perloff Lecture Series JUST URBAN DESIGN: THE STRUGGLE FOR A PUBLIC CITY The ideal of a city as a space for all persists. Cities are held up as progressive beacons, spaces of diversity and inclusion that will protect against reactionary politics. But they are as well held captive to economic
InterActions LA INSPIRING QUALITY TRANSIT NEIGHBORHOODS InterActions LA is a new annual conference dedicated to advancing regional growth and equity in Greater Los Angeles. Bringing together a diverse community from multiple sectors, this half-day event provides an opportunity to discuss and engage in the most pressing regional issues today. InterActions LA seeks
Summit LIVABLE LA On April 24, 2019, the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will mark its 25th anniversary with the inaugural convening of a research-informed, cross-sector conversation about the major issues facing the Los Angeles region. Luskin Summit 2019: Livable LA will focus not on problems but on solutions. The Lewis Center for
LA Podcast Live! BIG QUESTIONS Join the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies as we host the LA Podcast coming to UCLA Luskin for a live recording! Hosted by Hayes Davenport, Scott Frazier, and Curbed’s Alissa Walker, the podcast is a weekly conversation about housing, transit, policing, schools, political intrigue, trees,
Housing, Equity and Community Series PLANNING FOR THE HOUSING GREATER LA NEEDS Regional housing planning has been a mainstay since the passage of the California Housing Element law in 1967. This law requires that each city and county adequately plan for future housing needs by identifying what type of housing is needed, where
UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium on Transportation, Land Use and the Environment ROUTES TO OPPORTUNITY: CONNECTING EQUITY AND TRANSPORTATION For the first time in 29 years, the UCLA Arrowhead Symposium will zero in on the complex and intertwined relationships among transportation, economic development, poverty, and mobility — placing equity at the center of
Housing, Equity, and Community 2019-20 Series EVICTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT: MAKING RENTAL HOUSING ‘HOME’ The California legislature approved rent stabilization, just cause protections, and Section 8 non-discrimination laws this year, and local proposals like tenant “right to counsel” are also under consideration. While these protections will help tenants, they’re only as good
Coffee & Conversation: “Public Los Angeles” Book Talk with Judy Branfman “Public Los Angeles” is a collection of essays presenting insights into 20th century LA Public Los Angeles is a collection of unpublished essays by scholar Don Parson, accompanied by a collection of nine essays by friends and mentors, focusing on little-known characters
Housing, Equity & Community Series: Promise & Peril: Homeownership in Southern California A UCLA joint endeavor sponsored by the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and the UCLA Ziman Center’s UCLA Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Program in Real Estate, Finance and Urban Economics Homeownership is still viewed as a pillar of the American Dream,
A Generation of LA Leaders Celebrating 30 Years of the Lewis Center In 1989, Ralph and Goldy Lewis donated $5 million to establish the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies at UCLA. For the last 30 years, the center has tackled the leading social, economic, industrial, housing, environmental, architectural and transportation policies
Sexual Violence as Structural Violence: Feminist Visions of Transformative Justice Thinking Gender: 30th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference Thinking Gender is an annual public conference highlighting graduate student research on women, sexuality, and gender across all disciplines and historical periods. This year’s conference theme, Sexual Violence as Structural Violence: Feminist Visions of
