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By Nate Cherry, FAIA AICP LEED AP BD+C Four years ago, I decided to ditch my car and try biking to work as a regular commute from my home to downtown LA. Now I am happy to say I have travelled the equivalent of one trip around the earth. Here’s the math to prove it: I live about 18 miles from... Read More →

Planning never tasted so good! A gooey hot Portuguese pastry — there’s only one place in Los Angeles to get one, and it’s on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley. From Sushi Row to Jewish delis, some of the City’s best culinary destinations are on its longest contiguous stretch of... Read More →

On May 6, UCLA graduate student group Planners of Color for Social Equity (PCSE) will host its 4th Annual Urban Planning Youth Empowerment Conference (UPYEC) for high school students at the UCLA Ackerman Student Union. The conference will bring approximately 220 high­ school youth from East Los... Read More →

A memorial service for Margarita McCoy will be held at Cal Poly Pomona on Monday, May 16,  7-9 PM, where a scholarship fund has been established in her name. https://mccoy-memorial.eventbrite.com Margarita Piel McCoy, the distinguished urban planner who was the first woman to chair a university... Read More →

The City of Los Angeles welcomed long-time APA leader Vince Bertoni as its new Director of City Planning in February. Over the course of nearly three decades in professional planning in Southern California, Bertoni has led both APA’s California Chapter and its Los Angeles Section, in addition... Read More →

Please spend a few minutes to take the 2016 APA Los Angeles Membership Survey!  We are seeking input from our members and those who participate in APA Los Angeles events. The results will be used to tailor our future programming – from networking events, talks, tours, professional... Read More →

Robyn Eason APA Los Angeles Awards DirectorUS Green Building Council Robyn is a fun-loving, challenge-seeking professional who strives for excellence in the profession, while enjoying the diversity of people, places, and things that makes the built environment so fascinating and unique. Joining... Read More →

Ashley Atkinson, Section Director, APA Los Angeles   By Section Historian Alicen Bartle Our new APA Los Angeles section director for 2016-2017 is Ashley Atkinson, who has lived in Los Angeles since 2004 and served on our Board since 2011. As Planning & Housing Specialist in Mayor Eric... Read More →

The APA Los Angeles Section hosted a 2015 Legislative Update on December 9th.  20+ planning professionals were provided an update of planning-related legislation, regulations, and case law that APA California lobbied in 2015, including detailed information signed into law, implementation... Read More →