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Rick Caruso: Accelerating LA’s Recovery & Restoring Trust
The Planning Report shares a candid and timely interview with Rick Caruso, who reflects on lessons from decades of community-centered development and elaborates on the work he’s undertaken to assist LA’s wildfire recovery. Drawing from his post-disaster initiative, Steadfast LA, Caruso—the founder and Executive Chairman of Caruso®, one of the largest and most admired privately held real estate companies in the US—emphasizes the urgent need for local and state action to accelerate recovery, restore trust, and deliver a solution-oriented path forward for LA.
California Asserts Authority to Regulate Vehicle Emissions Standards
VX News shares the overview of the legal complaint filed against the federal government by CA Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 10 state attorneys general challenging the legislative procedures used to overturn the state’s Clean Air Act waivers, as well as the Executive Order issued by Governor Newsom affirming the state’s commitment to accelerating zero-emission vehicle technologies and directing CARB to begin developing an Advanced Clean Cars III regulation that continues furthers the state’s clean air objectives.
Statement from LAEDC: A Coalition of One—An Economy for All
VX News shares this statement from Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), President and CEO Stephen Cheung and Chairman Ron Frierson, who affirm LAEDC’s solidarity with immigrant communities and its commitment to fostering an inclusive regional economy.
Vanessa Delgado: SCAQMD Chair & Mission-Driven Developer
SCAQMD Board Chair and President of Azure Development, Vanessa Delgado, reflects on how her work in real estate and public policy is rooted in personal experience and driven by community impact.
WSPA’s Catherine Reheis-Boyd— A VX News Exit Interview
Cathy Reheis-Boyd, who is rewiring this year from WSPA after 35 years, reflects in this exit interview on the necessity for collaborative, science-driven policymaking, shares excitement for innovation and evolution within the industry, and elaborates on her strategy for navigating the partisan policy arena of today.
White House Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy from State Overreach
On April 8, the White House issued an executive order directing the U.S. attorney general by June 7 to identify and take action against state and local laws “burdening” domestic energy development, especially laws addressing climate change, ESG, and environmental justice
Newsom Admin Responds to US Senate Vote to Overturn California's Clean Car & Truck Rules
VX News excerpts the response from CARB Chair Liane Randolph, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta, and CA Governor Gavin Newsom who vow litigation to uphold the state's nation-leading clean air rules and underscore the economic advantages of advancing zero-emissions vehicles as global markets press forward on decarbonizing transportation.
Gene Seroka Opines on Tariffs, Trade Disruption, & POLA’s Zero-Emissions Future
VX News checked in with Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, to illuminate how tariff uncertainty is reshaping global trade flows—and the cascading effects these disruptions are having on American workers, consumers, and supply chains.