Kabira Stokes of Homeboy Electronics Recycling joins the podcast for our first live show which took place at the beautiful, historic Pico Union Project building. Kabira shares the fascinating story of she came to establish and lead a social enterprise...

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Julio Marcial of the Liberty Hill Foundation talks with us about LHF's work to transform the youth justice system so it focuses on investing in young people, intervening with community-based solutions, and shutting down youth prisons.

Maya Paley of NCJW-LA joins the show to discuss the fight against sexual harassment and violence beyond the headlines.

Bryn Lindblad of Climate Resolves talks with about the unique challenges faced by our region as a result of climate change and what we can and should be doing in response.

Laura Raymond of ACT-LA joins us to discuss recent successes of the "Transit-Oriented Communities program," why the market can't solve all problems, and the importance of regional planing that integrates a racial equity approach from the start. We talk ab

KeAndra Dodds of Enterprise Community Partners joins the show for a conversation about what "affordable housing" means, how the different types of affordable housing get built, and how local ballot initiatives like Measures H, HHH, and JJJ and recent stat

Jessica Meaney of Investing in Place talks with us about how she came to found a transportation-advocacy organization, the often-ugly history of transportation in LA, and reasons for hope in present-day. We discuss Measure M, the massive funding measure p

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