Downtown L.A. is hurting. Frank Gehry thinks arts can lead a revival Cynthia HirschhornApril 12, 2024los angeles, art, artists, architecture, infrastructure, urban design, culture, urban planning, housing, public space, civic space
L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside Cynthia HirschhornApril 2, 2024los angeles, transportation, infrastructure, civic space, public space, urban planning, urban design
The Mayor of Los Angeles Wants to Prove Homelessness Can Be Solved Cynthia HirschhornMarch 25, 2024los angeles, politics, government, housing, public space, civic engagement, civic space
L.A. officials study Paris as they prep for the 2028 Olympics Cynthia HirschhornMarch 16, 2024los angeles, global, culture, infrastructure, civic space, public space, cities, civic engagement, urban planning
$2-billion downtown L.A. megaproject gets boost from governor’s office, hopes for approval in 2024 Cynthia HirschhornMarch 7, 2024los angeles, housing, infrastructure, public space, civic space, architecture, urban design, policy, economics, government, courts
This California county is testing AI’s ability to prevent homelessness Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 29, 2024California, technology, housing, community, civic space, public space, policy
When Science Class Is in a Former Macy’s Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 23, 2024education, civic space, public space, youth, infrastructure, urban planning
Sweeping new LAUSD policy to restrict charter school locations; advocates threaten to sue Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 21, 2024los angeles, education, youth, policy, public space, civic space, civic action
Golden State loses luster: Half of Americans say California in decline Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 13, 2024California, data, politics, policy, civic space
Inside the graffiti-covered L.A. skyscrapers that drew global attention Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 8, 2024los angeles, art, public art, culture, public space, civic space
Column: Vandalism or street art? What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A. Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 2, 2024los angeles, art, public space, civic space, public art, culture
The old Westside Pavilion will transform into a UCLA biomedical and quantum science center Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 4, 2024los angeles, science, civic engagement, civic space, public space, education, urban planning, urban design, california, health, public health, public finance
The little-understood reason why clearing homeless encampments became harder in California than most other states Cynthia HirschhornDecember 18, 2023california, housing, economics, policy, civic space, public space
Nonprofit plans to transform a former oil drilling site in South L.A. into affordable housing Cynthia HirschhornDecember 11, 2023los angeles, housing, civic space, public space, nonprofits, urban planning
Bass says L.A. has put 21,000 homeless people into interim housing. Here’s what that means Cynthia HirschhornDecember 7, 2023housing, los angeles, policy, urban planning, civic space
Israel-Hamas war roils UC over the line between free speech and unacceptable behavior Cynthia HirschhornNovember 15, 2023california, education, youth, media, politics, global, civic space, civic engagement, communication
Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here’s what they had to say about biking in LA Cynthia HirschhornOctober 29, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, transportation, public space, civic space, urban planning, urban design, culture
This L.A. freeway is the butt of many jokes. Can it have new life as parks and housing? Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 23, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, design, urban planning, urban design, public space, civic space, california
The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 4, 2023cities, workforce, infrastructure, urban design, urban planning, civic space
Overhaul of Pershing Square, long a ‘concrete jungle’ in downtown L.A., finally breaks ground Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 1, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, design, urban design, urban planning, development, civic space, public space