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June 2020, English
June 2020, English
Mayor’s Desk
Identifying Opportunity in Oakland
June 2020, English
Mayor Libby Schaaf was born and raised in Oakland. During her six-year tenure, the city has undergone an economic revitalization and building boom and has cut gun violence nearly in half. Schaaf has worked to stabilize rents, decrease evictions, and resolve homelessness, and was appointed to California’s first Council of Regional Homeless Advisors in […]
June 2020, English
Mayor Libby Schaaf was born and raised in Oakland. During her six-year tenure, the city has undergone an economic revitalization and building boom and has cut gun violence nearly in half. Schaaf has worked to stabilize rents, decrease evictions, and resolve homelessness, and was appointed to California’s first Council of Regional Homeless Advisors in […]
In Support of Racial Justice
June 2020, English
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Partners, American cities are supposed to be places of opportunity. Yet too often, and especially in the last century, they have served as sites of oppression. From the redlining of Black neighborhoods in response to the Great Depression to enduring racial inequities in wealth, housing, education, health, and public safety today, it’s […]
June 2020, English
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Partners, American cities are supposed to be places of opportunity. Yet too often, and especially in the last century, they have served as sites of oppression. From the redlining of Black neighborhoods in response to the Great Depression to enduring racial inequities in wealth, housing, education, health, and public safety today, it’s […]
Land Matters Podcast
Episode 12: Libby Schaaf, Seeking “Silver Lining” in Pandemic Crisis
June 2020, English
For Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, the coronavirus crisis began in earnest when California Governor Gavin Newsom requested use of the city’s port to allow sick passengers to disembark from the Crown Princess cruise ship. And life as mayor of this Bay Area city of 435,000 has not been the same since. Among other things, […]
June 2020, English
For Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, the coronavirus crisis began in earnest when California Governor Gavin Newsom requested use of the city’s port to allow sick passengers to disembark from the Crown Princess cruise ship. And life as mayor of this Bay Area city of 435,000 has not been the same since. Among other things, […]
May 2020, Spanish
Cartas a la editorial
Reflexiones de nuestros lectores
May 2020, Spanish
Aceptamos cartas a la editorial. Es posible que estas se modifiquen por motivos de espacio o claridad. Envíe sus ideas, consultas y sugerencias a publications@lincolninst.edu. El artículo acerca del financiamiento de infraestructura verde [“Las riquezas de la resiliencia”, enero de 2020] me pareció valorable. Sin embargo, es notable la total omisión de […]
May 2020, Spanish
Aceptamos cartas a la editorial. Es posible que estas se modifiquen por motivos de espacio o claridad. Envíe sus ideas, consultas y sugerencias a publications@lincolninst.edu. El artículo acerca del financiamiento de infraestructura verde [“Las riquezas de la resiliencia”, enero de 2020] me pareció valorable. Sin embargo, es notable la total omisión de […]
Tecnociudad
Nuevas apps promueven un diseño favorable para el clima
May 2020, Spanish
Hace un par de años, la arquitecta paisajista Pamela Conrad sintió curiosidad acerca del impacto climático de su trabajo. ¿Cuánto dióxido de carbono liberaban a la atmósfera los materiales que elegía? ¿Cuánto carbono se captaba o absorbía con la combinación de árboles, arbustos, césped u otras plantas de un determinado proyecto? ¿Qué factores podía […]
May 2020, Spanish
Hace un par de años, la arquitecta paisajista Pamela Conrad sintió curiosidad acerca del impacto climático de su trabajo. ¿Cuánto dióxido de carbono liberaban a la atmósfera los materiales que elegía? ¿Cuánto carbono se captaba o absorbía con la combinación de árboles, arbustos, césped u otras plantas de un determinado proyecto? ¿Qué factores podía […]
