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Yasmine-Imani McMorrin (she/her/hers) Affiliations: Culver City Councilwoman and former Mayor of Culver City What was childhood like for you from an urban planning and community development perspective? I grew up in Newark, New Jersey until 1st grade. My dad was a police officer... Read More →

The APA Los Angeles Section 2025 Awards and Jury Applications are open from Friday, February 28th to Friday, March 28th! Awards Nomination Application and Information (link to Google Form) Jury Application and Information (link to Google Form) The Awards Committee encourages you... Read More →

Char and Lanie Edwards Affiliations: Black on the Block LLC What was childhood like for you from an urban planning and community development perspective? Growing up in a suburb while attending school in the city exposed us to two contrasting environments. The suburbs were quiet... Read More →

Richard Frances (He/Him/His) Affiliations:  Principal, Estolano Advisors What was childhood like for you from an urban planning and community development perspective? I moved around a bit as a kid and didn’t really think too much about urban planning per se. I was more... Read More →

Tiena Johnson-Hall (she/her/hers) Affiliations:  General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department What was childhood like for you from an urban planning and community development perspective? I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I was bussed to school in Westchester as a result... Read More →

Yolanda Davis-Overstreet (she/her/hers) Affiliations:  Founder of Biking While Black Board of Directors, California Bicycle Coalition Highway Safety Commissioner, Los Angeles County Supervisorial District 2 (Supervisor Holly Mitchell) What was childhood like for you from an urban... Read More →

Call for Presentations and Site Tours! The International Parklet Symposium, California invites proposals for presentations and site tours that showcase innovative approaches, best practices, and critical reflections on parklet design, policy initiatives, implementation, and... Read More →

  Hosted by the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, InterActionsLA brings together experts from around the country to share lessons learned from reforming policies in other states and discuss how local policymakers can follow suit. Panels will feature experts on... Read More →

Congratulations to the APA Los Angeles Section’s 2024 Award Winners! Celebrate with us on June 25th – get your tickets today! 2024APAGala.eventbrite.com Join APA Los Angeles as we celebrate the region’s most outstanding planning work, its hard-won victories, best practices,... Read More →