Ep #60: Cultivating Commerce | Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, Board Chair, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Formed in 1921 to replace the old Hollywood Board of Trade, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has represented and advocated for a cross section of businesses large and small, non-profit organizations,...
30 Mar 202240min
Ep #59: Fostering Thriving Families | Lorna Little, President and CEO, St. Anne's Family Services
Founded in 1908 as a home for pregnant young women with nowhere else to turn, St. Anne's Family Services has evolved into one of the region's leading social services agencies, meeting the ever-changin...
16 Mar 202237min
Ep #58: Women Lead | Denise Lopez Diaz, Councilmember, South Gate & Lindsey Horvath, Councilmember, West Hollywood
What began (in 1978) as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California as "Women's History Week," led by the work of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women became "Women's History Month" i...
2 Mar 202251min
Ep #57: Building A Healthy Community | Dr. David Carlisle, President & CEO, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Dating back to the American Revolutionary War, African Americans have made significant contributions to our country in science and medicine. Names we may not recognize include those such as Patricia B...
16 Feb 202233min
Ep #56: Banking Our Communities | Karen A. Clark & Jasmine Willis, City National Bank
Created in 1977 in the aftermath of the Civil Rights movement, with an aim to address the historical disinvestment in urban communities, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has sought to encourage fi...
2 Feb 202239min
Ep #55: Chaos or Community? | A Conversation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson
As CivitasLA honors the legacy of the late Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded of words from his last book, "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" First, the line of progress is ...
19 Jan 202234min
Ep #54: Community Spotlight: Larchmont | Patty Lombard, Co-Publisher, Larchmont Buzz; Joanna Vernetti, Owner, Vernetti Restaurant; Todd Warner, Owner & Founder, Tailwaggers
Originally called "Glenwood", Larchmont Boulevard received its current name around 1912. In 1921, the Los Angeles Times announced a new business district on Larchmont consisting of 30 stores, develope...
5 Jan 202253min
Ep #53: CivitasLA "Best of" presents – Hidden Gems
American Novelist, Christopher Isherwood wrote "An afternoon drive from Los Angeles will take you up into the high mountains, where eagles circle above the forests and the cold blue lakes, or out over...
30 Des 20214min
