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Jacobin on MSN1dOpinion
To Rebuild Post-Fire, Los Angeles Should Look to Singapore
After Los Angeles suffered some of the most devastating wildfires in the city’s fire-prone history earlier this year, there ...
Climate change is cooking Los Angeles. Does Karen Bass care?
L.A.’s climate office is led by Marta Segura, the city’s chief heat officer. Los Angeles is one of just three localities in ...
Caruso nonprofit secures AI tools to hasten LA rebuilding
A nonprofit founded by developer Rick Caruso has helped land AI software to speed up building permits in Los Angeles.
Bad budgets are straining California mayors’ labor ties
Trump’s funding cuts and economic turbulence will likely cause cities across the country to face similar challenges.
Westside Current on MSN4d
AI Just Hit LA's Building Permit Process - And It Could Change Everything
LOS ANGELES - Silicon Beach is continuing to live up to its name. A groundbreaking artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed ...
Global Construction Review3d
California turns to AI to speed up wildfire reconstruction
As builders and homeowners in Los Angeles worry about President Trump’s tariffs raising the costs of rebuilding after the ...
Dem mayors risk a fight with their friends
MAJOR FIRM LAUNCH — Rebecca Prozan, a veteran Googler and alum to VP Kamala Harris, launched a new company Tuesday. Her ...
Santa Monica Daily Press4d
California launches free AI tool to speed fire recovery
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday the launch of an artificial intelligence-driven software system aimed at accelerating building permit approvals for communities recovering from the devastating ...