Alumna Nurit Katz, chief sustainability officer @ucla is an educator and sustainability professional who cares deeply about creating a resilient and healthy region for all Angelenos.
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Thank you to our presenting partner, @ladwp for this year’s #EarthMonth content.

Adam Millard-Ball is known for his innovative approaches to studying data at the intersection of transportation planning & environment.

🎉In honor of his recent recognition from Humboldt-Stiftung, we're highlighting his free, online urban data science course. its.ucla.edu/2023/10/31/urb…

Thank you LA Mayor Karen Bass for attending our annual Luskin Summit! This year’s Summit included the release of the 2024 UCLA Quality of Life Index, a project of the Los Angeles Initiative at @uclaluskin. Read more at: ucla.in/3U5Q3SG #UCLA Luskin #UCLA UCLA

Congratulations to Adam Millard-Ball, prof. of UCLA Urban Planning, who has received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award given in recognition of outstanding accomplishments by scientists and scholars from around the world. #UCLA Luskin #UCLA UCLA luskin.ucla.edu/millard-ball-r…

The high cost of living in Los Angeles County has pushed the satisfaction level of residents back to its lowest ever, with some renters fearing they'll become homeless, according to an annual UCLA survey #UCLALuskin abc7.com/la-county-resi…

Mayor Karen Bass Karen Bass graced the final session of #UCLALuskin Summit on the dynamics of homelessness in City of Los Angeles, sponsored by longtime partner Hilton Foundation and moderated by Enterprise Community Partners’s Jacqueline_Waggoner. Special thanks to #UCLALuskin for what has been a truly special summit!

ABC7's Josh Haskell was this morning’s emcee, interviewing Zev Yaroslavsky about results of 2024 Quality of Life survey measuring LA County residents' levels of satisfaction in nine key areas. Read more at: ucla.in/3U5Q3SG #ucla luskin #ucla UCLA

Concerns over high cost of living pushed satisfaction of LA County residents to its lowest-ever level. Renters are feeling pessimistic about their futures, according to 2024 UCLA Quality of Life Index (QLI) published today. Learn more... #ucla luskin #ucla
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Today’s TCC panelists include Zahirah Mann, Alvaro S. Sanchez, & Randall Winston representing SLATE-Z, Greenlining, & Mayor Karen Bass’s office who’ve seen TCC through and through from their various vantage points! #UCLALuskin

#UCLALuskin Intermin Dean Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris kicking off today’s 6th #LuskinSummit themed Transformative Action! Follow this thread for live updates on what today has to offer! 🧵

Packed room #UCLALuskin Summit hearing about new Quality of Life Index results. Nearly 1 in 3 renters in LA County do not have access to cooling at home. Important stat as we move into UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation session on cooling solutions in a warming world.

Concerns over high cost of living pushed satisfaction of LA County residents to its lowest-ever level. Renters are feeling pessimistic about their futures, according to 2024 UCLA Quality of Life Index (QLI) published today. Learn more... #ucla luskin #ucla
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“These grassroots businesses are part of the glue that holds communities together...' UCLA Urban Planning Prof. Chris Tilly, spoke to news outlets about the impact of California’s new wage law on fast-food chains & smaller businesses. #ucla UCLA #ucla luskin
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Despite improvements in quality of life for Black communities in CA since 2000, racial inequality persists & may continue for centuries unless more is done. Read the 2024 State of Black Calif. report. #ucla luskin #ucla @ucla UCLA Luskin Department of Public Policy UCLA Urban Planning luskin.ucla.edu/persistent-gap…

A Wall Street Journal story about legal challenges to a plan to launch a congestion-pricing zone in parts of Manhattan in June cited Michael Manville, chair of UCLA Urban Planning #UCLALuskin. Read more... #uclaluskin #UCLA @UCLA #Transportation #Traffic
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🔥Must read op-ed by Institute on Inequality & Democracy Graduate Student Researchers Annie Powers & Leo who both organize with La Union de Vecinos, Local Este de SILA/L.A. Tenants Union. 'The city should move toward policies that yield housing to the people who already inhabit it.' latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Check out LCI affiliated scholar @LizKozlov’s new paper laying out a research agenda to critically evaluate the intentional relocation of built infrastructure away from wildfire as an adaptive response. UCLA #UCLALuskin iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

UCLA Luskin Social Welfare Professor Ron Avi Astor spoke to the Washington Post about legal repercussions from the 2023 shooting of a Virginia teacher by her 6-year-old student. Read what he had to say... #UCLA Luskin #UCLA UCLA UCLALuskinSW
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“All we’re saying is, when you drive, you pay. When you don’t drive, you save.' Smart Cities Dive spoke to Donald Shoup about companies attempting to change employees’ commuting habits as they return to in-person work. #uclaluskin #UCLA UCLA Urban Planning luskin.ucla.edu/returning-to-w…

An Los Angeles Times story on delays in the construction of the $2-billion Automated People Mover at LAX cited Jacob Wasserman of UCLA ITS. Wasserman also commented on KNX radio. Read more and listen in... #UCLA Luskin UCLA #UCLA luskin.ucla.edu/new-delays-for…