Since 2012, when officials announced a plan to build 50 new, mostly small parks in some of L.A.’s most crowded neighborhoods, the city has completed 29. They are partnering with nonprofits like the L.A. Neighborhood Land Trust and the Trust for Public Land to build the parks and in some cases maintain them for several years before the city takes over.

LA is more than halfway to its goal of 50 new, small parks, KPCC featuring Trust for the Public Land

Be Passionate. Be Authentic. Stay Committed. Our own Tara Roth talked to Built in LA about the skill-sets every entrepreneur must have.

10 skill-sets every entrepreneur must have, according to 3 LA executives, featuring Tara Roth

Goldhirsh Foundation grantee UCLA IoES speaks to KCRW about the future of water.

Moving LA toward Water Independence

A rare in-depth interview with the founder of Goldhirsh Foundation grantee Ciclavia’s Aaron Paley.

The Angeleno Who Got CicLAvia Rolling Doesn’t Just Produce Festivals; He Aims to Reshape L.A., featuring Aaron Paley

From a story garden in Cornwall to hexagonal towers in Los Angeles, The Guardian looks at inventive spaces designed to get children excited about books. Featuring LA2050 grantee No Right Brain Left Behind’s Locke Jet Space at Locke High School.

Inspirational school libraries from around the world, Locke High School

Bobby Rodriguez used to do illegal graffiti all over Southern California. With the help of Streetcraft L.A., he now gets legal work, like this mural on the Santa Monica pier.

How do you turn a tagger into an entrepreneur?, Streetcraft L.A., KPCC

A beautiful feature of Goldhirsh Foundation grantee Ron Finley on TakePart.

By Planting Seeds in His Neighborhood, This Man Got America Talking About Food Deserts, Ron Finley

These cities that are doing the best at embracing the future are focusing on improving technology, equality, sharing, civic participation, and more. LA2050 compiled the data for Los Angeles.

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