TreePeople, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to planting and preserving the city’s leafy canopy, started a Citizen Arborist program last Saturday.   Thirty-one people signed up to take four-hour courses for seven straight Saturdays in such topics as planting and caring for trees, tree anatomy, pruning, pest and disease management and tree identification.   The summer session is closed, but ...
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The California Urban Forestry Advisory Committee (CUFAC) has been established to advise the Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) on the State’s Urban Forestry Program.  Each CUFAC member is the voice of the constituency represented by the position they hold on the Committee.  For example, if a member is appointed to the Committee in ...
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CALTRANS is currently accepting public comment for their Main Street Guide. Main street planning and design affects travelers,communities, and the environment. Therefore, streets that serve the greatest common good address all three categories. This document describes main street planning, design and operational strategies that support principles of multimodal networks, complete streets, livability and sustainability.   Comments are needed by July ...
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Governor Jerry Brown has signed the primary component of the State’s 2012-2013 spending plan which seeks to close a $15.7 billion budget gap through deep cuts to multiple services, pay decreases for state workers, and reliance on the passage of a tax initiative that is slated for the November 2012 ballot.   While the 2012-13 budget is a mixed bag ...
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Los Angeles, CA (June 19, 2012)- The City of Los Angeles has announced findings from one of the most sophisticated regional climate studies ever produced, predicting temperatures for as far out as the years 2041 – 2060. The bottom line: it’s going to get hot.   According to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, this research lays the groundwork for local ...
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