February 27, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Marissa Gonzalez, USC
Email – Marissag@usc.edu Phone – (213) 740-2866
Los Angeles, CA -- The USC Mexican American Alumni Association (USC MAAA), USC’s premier Latino alumni organization, is holding its 34th Annual Scholarship Dinner on 14 March 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The evening is co-chaired by Latino leaders Henry Cisneros, former HUD Secretary and current Chairman of the CityView companies, and Maria Contreras-Sweet, former California Secretary of Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency and current Board Chair of Promerica Bank. In addition to actor Tony Plana serving as master of ceremonies and Poncho Sanchez providing live entertainment, George L. Pla, Founder, President and CEO of Cordoba Corporation, will be honored with the Raúl S. Vargas Alumni Award.
Based on a bold urban agenda put forth by the D.C.-based Brookings Institution, local leaders and scholars tackle issues affecting greater L.A. and the state of California. The Honorable Henry G. Cisneros (CityView) will moderate the event.
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Los Angeles is one of the most hopelessly car-dependent cities in the world. With its wide sprawl, unaffordable housing, and currently pathetic public transportation systems, most citizens feel as if they have no other choice than to spend significant parts of their day driving in the traffic-laden streets of the city. The Los Angeles Peace and Sustainability Project offers a viable solution that will enable a significant population to live independent of automobiles. This project features a plan to create urban villages near the revitalized Los Angeles River. Utilizing mixed-use vertical expansion, these villages will create compact communities where almost everything residents could need will be within walking distance. In contrast to Los Angeles�s currently sky-rocketing rent rates, these high rises will feature affordable housing units for all residents. These communities will also feature workplaces where employees will not only be able to walk to work, but will enjoy full job security no matter what the state of economy the country faces. River-front recreational facilities, outdoor shopping pavilions, and excellent community services will improve the quality of life for all. For those who choose to make the leap to full car independence, an efficient high-speed electric rail mass transit line will connect residents to downtown LA and the existing public transit system and several community cars will also be available. All of this is ensured by a sophisticated plan that promises to make these communities into successful models of peaceful sustainable living. The goal is for these Los Angeles urban villages to serve as models for cities all over the world, which will learn how to incorporate this system themselves. Learn more about this project and the Transition Race to Peace and Sustainability at www.holigent.org
Posted by: springintoaction on Monday, February 25, 2008
The need and urgency to address urban policy issues has never been greater than at any point in our history. Earlier this week, the New York Times editorialized on this (In Search of a Real Urban Policy) and I pleased to remind you of next month’s event with Bruce Katz, Henry Cisneros and others at USC entitled “Blueprint for American Prosperity: Unleashing the Potential of a Metropolitan Nation.”
You might note that Mr. Katz was mentioned in the editorial and will be offering interesting and incisive commentary; and Mr. Cisneros will be moderating.
There are still seats available for this free public event so RSVP today at www.usc.edu/esvp (and enter the code “sppdkatz” when prompted).
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Monday, February 11, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact – Edward Headington at (818) 720-7181
E-mail – eheadington@coro.org
Coro Southern California to Launch New Speaker Series: Coro CrossTalk on Healthcare
Los Angeles, CA. For over 50 years, Coro Southern California has been training tomorrow’s leaders and promoting civic engagement. This Wednesday, for the first-time ever, the venerable leadership development organization launches Coro CrossTalk, a new and lively healthcare speaker series.
Never has the need to discuss urban planning issues been greater than that of today—especially when it comes to the metropolitan areas of our nation. Next month, USC is hosting a presentation and discussion of “Blueprint for American Prosperity: Unleashing the Potential of a Metropolitan Nation.”
This is a free event open to the public but you must RSVP at www.usc.edu/esvp. Please enter the code sppdkatz when prompted.
SAVE THE DATE ADVISORY
Monday, February 11, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact – Forrest Beanum
(310) 566-8718 or fbeanum@cityview.com
Think Chivalry is Dead? Check Out the Latest in Martial Arts…
Bored? Overweight? Never leave the sofa? Why not try martial arts? After all, there’s a dojo on every corner. Karate, Judo, Tae kwon do. It’s all so very Crouching Tiger. The eastern martial arts certainly have a distinguished history and commercial appeal, but have you ever considered the western marital arts? Never heard of them? Well you’re not alone.
Nearly every Sunday and holy day Donald is out front of Our Lady of Angeles Cathedral protesting Cardinal Roger Mahony for failing to expel pedophile priests from the Church. The 80 year old native Angeleno and retired pipe organ repairman stressed that while he too has his flaws, he is still a faithful Catholic.
The Mission to Our Lady Queen of Angels. Also known as Iglesia Nuestra Se�ora Reina de los Angeles. This is not the church itself but the easily-missed mission adjacent to it. Among the tourists with cameras (such as myself) there is a steady contingent of true believers, the kind who, upon leaving, walk backwards so as not to turn their backs to the altar.
Earlier this month, Los Angeles officials celebrated the 10,000th passenger on United's Palmdale flights. But LAX serves this many people in about 90 minutes.
Ouch. In six months of service--or 180 days--with four boardings or landings with 50 seats each a day, there could have been as many as 36,000 passengers in six months--or these planes out of Palmdale are flying at a little over 25% capacity.
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Los Angeles, CA. Every month, the Los Angeles Press Club holds events for its members and invites speakers from various sectors of society to address issues of the day and/or offer insights into their line of work. In December, for the first-time ever, the Press Club will hear from social entrepreneurs and civic leaders, Paul Vandeventer and Tom Riley.
Statewide, the 10 cities and communities with the greatest median home price increases in August 2007 compared with the same period a year ago were: West Hollywood, 35.8%; Los Gatos, 35.7%; Encinitas, 27.7%; Los Altos, 26.2%; San Carlos, 21.9%; Los Angeles, 20.9%; Newport Beach, 18.3%; Burlingame, 18.3%; Cupertino, 17.4%; Novato, 17%; Santa Monica, 16.8%.
What seems to be happening is that the bottom is falling out of the housing market. Lower-priced homes just aren't selling because people cannot afford them--and they cannot get mortgages--so the higher-end homes are inflating the housing data--that's what yesterday's SRAR report from the Valley indicates. So it just looks like home prices are going up--leading some folks to think that prices will never go down!
Posted by: ScottSchmidt on Tuesday, October 02, 2007
