Samantha Millman: The L.A. City Planning Commission, Where Developers and Neighbors Square Off
Samantha Millman is the President of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, the central forum for members of the public to voice their opinions on the real estate development projects under conside...
21 Jul 202021min
Doane Liu: COVID-19, Convention Centers, and Our New Fear of Flying
Doane Liu is the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Department of Convention and Tourism Development. His sole mission—to raise up Los Angeles’ status as a convention and tourism destination—has be...
7 Jul 202016min
James Arnone: Regulating Land Use During a Housing Crisis
Jim Arnone is in his thirtieth year as a partner at international law firm Latham & Watkins. As the firm’s Global Chair of the Environment, Land & Resources Department, Jim has helped his clients navi...
22 Jun 202026min
Bruce Katz: The Local Economy Meets the Global Pandemic
In the season premiere of CitySpeak, Max Masuda-Farkas is joined over Zoom by Bruce Katz, co-author of The New Localism and Executive Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab. Bruce has spent his caree...
9 Jun 202024min
Eric Owen Moss: The Architect Who Reads the Classics
Eric Owen Moss is the principal and lead designer of his eponymously named architecture firm Eric Owen Moss Architects. Alongside his formidable portfolio of international projects, Mr. Moss is widely...
16 Sep 201923min
Carolina Miranda: Writing about Architecture Is Like Dancing about Music
Carolina Miranda is an arts and architecture writer for the Los Angeles Times and has had her work featured in a wide range of national and international publications. Ms. Miranda’s writing embodies w...
3 Sep 201933min
William Witte: The Mind of an Urban Planner in the Real Estate Industry
William Witte is the Chairman and CEO of Related California, the West Coast arm of the Related Companies and one of the largest real estate developers in the state. Mr. Witte’s profile defies easy cla...
19 Aug 201931min
Frances Anderton: Design and Architecture on the Radio
Frances Anderton is the host of the popular radio program DnA: Design and Architecture, a weekly show on KCRW public radio. Born and raised in the ancient, historic city of Bath, England, Ms. Anderton...
5 Aug 201928min
