The Florence-Firestone Community Organization received an LA County scroll for leading community engagement in the Participatory Budget pilot project. Thank you, Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and Second District staff, for the recognition. Onward to implementation!
To learn more about Participatory Budgeting in SD2, please visit Reimagine LA at: https://reimagine.la/resources-pb/
Cal Poly Pomona MURP student Abby Urquiza found some conspicuous Hostile Architecture in Tokyo. Last semester, we examined Hostile Architecture in the Planning & Control module in our course, URP 5120: Planning Ideas & Action. From our readings:
The city is engaged in a merciless struggle to make public facilities and spaces as ‘unlivable’ as possible for the homeless and the poor.
~Mike Davis, Fortress LA chapter, City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (1990)
“Planning as oppression” does exist in a variety of settings and . . . it affects a range of social relations in space.
~Oren Yiftachel, Planning and Social Control: Exploring the Dark Side (1998)
Originally posted on LinkedIn, this message is cross-posted on my website and facebook.
Thank you to fellow planners and community members who reached out. As the Eaton Fire grew, Alejandra and I left Pasadena for mom’s in Montebello. Not everyone had that possibility.
My heart breaks for our friends and neighbors who have suffered catastrophic losses. It is just devastating. Altadena, Pasadena, and neighboring communities are changed forever. While we collectively grieve, there is a monumental community support and mutual aid effort underway. Assistance, support, solidarity is welcome.
Before leaving our block, we donated to the Pasadena Humane Society. They are inundated with animals of all sizes needing treatment and shelter. If you would like to help our communities, consider donating to Pasadena Humane.
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