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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 and we lived in... 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 and... 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 interested in... 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 of community... 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 planning and... Read More →

For decades, communities of color and low-income communities across Los Angeles County have failed to receive adequate development, operations, and maintenance services to actualize an equitable built environment. While inadequate services to these communities are not exclusive to any one... Read More →

In honor of National Planning month, the APA Los Angeles Young & Emerging Planners (YEP) hosted a project showcase in Downtown LA on October 21, 2023. The goal of the event was to provide a platform for students and young and emerging planners to showcase the projects that they have been... Read More →

This is the third installment of a three-part series. “The Marshalls were close to their Japanese-American neighbors, particularly the Hoshizakis and the Kakibas, who lived on either side of them. Their daughter, Barbara Marshall, remembers food and culture being exchanged over the hedges of... Read More →

Imagine a natural disaster striking Los Angeles. The epicenter is Downtown. Tens of thousands of our neighbors are displaced across the county. The magnitude of the catastrophe means government aid is sluggish. People begin erecting tents on sidewalks. Years later, despite massive public... Read More →