BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AIA Los Angeles - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AIA Los Angeles X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AIA Los Angeles REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250808T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250808T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250702T120925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250803T163845Z UID:119584-1754640000-1754645400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Laura Friedman - U.S. Congressional Representative\, 30th District DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Laura Friedman – U.S. Congressional Representative\, 30th District\n2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:  \nThe 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers\, and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nLaura Friedman – U.S. Congressional Representative\, 30th District \nRep. Friedman has lived in California for more than three decades. Currently\, she lives in Glendale with her husband and daughter. Friedman proudly represents California’s 30th District\, which includes Burbank\, Glendale\, West Hollywood\, and parts of Los Angeles and Pasadena. \nFriedman is committed to making meaningful progress on the issues that matter most to her district: making housing more affordable\, safeguarding access to clean water\, protecting communities from wildfires and other disasters\, and creating an economy that works for everyone. \nFriedman serves on two key committees: the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology. \nBefore joining Congress\, Friedman represented the 44th district in the California State Assembly\, where she built a reputation as a tireless advocate for the environment\, housing\, and transportation. During her time in the Assembly\, she secured more than $60 million in funding for local projects like the Glendale Riverwalk\, Griffith Park safety improvements\, and upgrades to the Glendale Central Library. She also led the charge on landmark legislation to improve road safety\, invest in zero-emission vehicles\, and promote water conservation. \nLaura got her start in the private sector working as a film and television producer after receiving her B.A. from the University of Rochester\, New York. Building on her years of community service\, Laura also served on the Glendale City Council and as the Mayor of Glendale. \nLaura was tapped for several leadership roles during her time in the state legislature\, including the Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee\, Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee\, Assistant Speaker pro Tempore for the Assembly\, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship\, the Assembly Select Committee on Urban Development to Combat Climate Change\, and Chair of the Joint Rules Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response where she led a historic bicameral and bipartisan reform of the legislature’s response to sexual harassment that’s become a model for other states and local governments. \nFrom her days as a film and television executive to her years as a local leader in Glendale\, Laura has always been about making an impact. Whether it’s fighting for affordable housing\, building sustainable communities\, or ensuring her district is ready for the challenges of tomorrow\, Laura’s focus remains the same: delivering real solutions for the people she serves. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \nThe 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series: (CONFIRMED TO DATE) \n\n\n\nLori R. Gay – President & CEO\, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County = Friday\, May 9 (8am)\nLaura Friedman – U.S. Congressional Representative\, 30th District  = Friday\, August 8 (8am)\nLourdes Castro Ramírez – President & CEO\, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) = Thursday\, August 21 (8am)\nLeigh Sata\, Ed.D\, AIA – Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive\, LACCD = Friday\, August 22 (8am)\nAdrin Nazarian – Councilmember\, District #2\, City of Los Angeles = Thursday\, August 28 (9am)* *(9am\, not 8am)\nJanisse Quiñones\, P.E. – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer\, LADWP = Friday\, August 29 (8am)\nMichael Baim – VP\, Venue Infrastructure (VNI)\, Energy (NRG)\, and Look & Sign (LNS)\, LA 28 = Thursday\, September 11 (8am)\nLaura Rubio-Cornejo – General Manager\, LADOT = Thursday\, September 18 (8am)\nMark Gonzalez – Assemblymember\, District #54\, California = Friday\, September 19 (8am)\nJohn L. Reamer\, Jr. – Inspector of Public Works & Director\, Bureau of Contract Administration\, City of Los Angeles = Thursday\, October 16 (8am)\nSade Elharaway – Assemblymember\, District #57\, California = Friday\, October 17 (8am)\nYsabel Jurado – Councilmember\, District #14\, City of Los Angeles = Thursday\, October 30 (8am)\n\n\n\n2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: \n  URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-city-leaders-breakfast-reception-w-laura-friedman-u-s-congressional-representative-30th-district/ LOCATION:Lehrer Architects LA\, 2140 Hyperion Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90027\, United States CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250625T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250625T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250305T195133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T190331Z UID:115371-1750852800-1750856400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2025 Quarterly Meetings DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2025 Quarterly Meetings\n\nThis is a virtual meeting hosted on LADPW’s WebEx platform. Please register in advance to receive the link to access the meeting. \nThese quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development services. \nThe schedule for 2025: \nWednesday\, April 2 (12pm – 1pm) – RSVP HERE\nWednesday\, June 25 (12pm – 1pm) – Rescheduled from June 4th.\nWednesday\, September 24 (12pm – 1:30pm) –  RSVP HERE *in person. Location TBD in Downtown LA (AIA to identify host location)\nWednesday\, November 5 (12pm – 1pm) – RSVP HERE \nPlease share your specific issues\, recommendations\, challenges\, and/or questions in advance\, and we’ll add them to the agenda for each meeting.  Email us here = Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n\n\n\n\nMORE CONTEXT:\nFor the past 36+ months\, AIA Los Angeles and LADWP have been organizing a quarterly series of roundtable discussions\, which serve as an opportunity to further connect the architecture community and LADWP development services personnel. These quarterly roundtables help to establish a more collaborative partnership and facilitate opportunities to identify solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. \nIn general\, the quarterly meetings serve as forums to: \n1. Build trust and understanding between LADWP personnel and the private sector (architects/ designers/ engineers).\n2. Develop compassion and empathy to better understand each other’s professional priorities and implementation tactics.\n3. Allow idea exchange and interaction — to learn from each other and to test out new methods and performance standards.\n4. Establish greater context for how environmental justice\, shade equity\, climate mitigation\, urban heat island\, tree canopy\, building decarbonization\, housing affordability\, 100% electrification\, on-site generation\, and urban design are all inter-related (and therefore require a more connected partnership between LADWP and the architecture community implementing the infrastructure framework to address all of these inter-related challenges).\n5. Expedite and streamline LADPW’s development services. \nMore specifically\, the quarterly forums allow for: \n1. Improve the architects’ understanding of specific LADWP rules\, regulations\, standards\, and procedures – and offer helpful insight on how to better improve those specific regulations and standards to achieve more optimal outcomes.\n2. Create pathways to achieve greater flexibility and clarity of purpose for why certain variances and modifications are necessary\, helpful\, and/or mutually beneficial.\n3. Identify obstacles to implementation\n4. Establish pilot programs to test out new ideas and innovative solutions.\n5. Establish an inventory of code-related obstacles and analyze which codes and regulations may need to be modified/ altered to achieve more effective outcomes\n6. Map out strategies for how to better leverage resources\n7. Prioritize changes in equipment size\, models\, standards\, and ‘cultural habits’ that can assist in delivering positive results (healthier urban design\, greater biodiversity\, safer working conditions\, a more beautiful and less stressful public realm\, etc.)\n8. Identify opportunities to leverage best practices from Southern California Edison as it relate to design standards and protocols that promote more verdant ecosystems in integration with utility infrastructure (relationship between street trees and landscaping w/ utility infrastructure\, etc) and the ability to utilize alternative materials that promote a ‘greener\,’ and less stressful public realm.\n9. The exploration of third-party services\, peer review\, and self-certification\, etc. \nSome of the direct outcomes achieved to date include: \n1. Improved staffing and processing times at BOE for utility permits\n2. More permissible variances for staging areas and transformer pads\, etc.\n3. Streamlined processes for 100% affordable housing (ED #1)\n4. Amortization of line extensions\, etc\n5. Deeper trust between AIA Los Angeles and LADWP leadership \nIn the future\, as the impact of these sessions further evolves and demonstrates results\, we’d like to make certain: \n1. These forums serve as a model for how other LA City departments can deepen relationships with the private sector to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n2. Deepen the trust between LADWP and the citizens/ residents/ professionals/ clients it serves. \nWe applaud LADWP’s leadership in prioritizing the partnership between AIA Los Angeles and the utility. If LADWP’s communication team can help us communicate and celebrate the impact of these forums\, the general public will benefit from a deeper understanding of how public and private partnerships can help achieve positive results for all. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-ladwp-development-services-2025-quarterly-meetings-june-4-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LADWP-Quarterly-Series-591x591-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250304T175322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T175322Z UID:115322-1750075200-1750078800@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums allow AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n1.  Monday\, March 17 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n2. Monday\, June 16 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n3. Monday\, September 15 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n4. Monday\, December 8 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n\nREGISTER HERE\nAIA LA GO! Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. — Your Chance to Shape LA’s Building Codes and Policies \nJoin us for a virtual roundtable discussion with Osama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP\, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). This is your opportunity to engage directly with LADBS leadership and influence the future of building in Los Angeles. \nWhy Attend? \n\nDirect Access to LADBS: Hear firsthand updates on emerging initiatives\, code changes\, and policy priorities from the General Manager himself.\nInfluence the Agenda: Share your ideas and recommendations on critical topics like permit streamlining\, resilient design\, and sustainable building practices.\nShape the Future of LA: Your input will directly inform AIA LA’s advocacy efforts and help shape the future of building codes and policies in Los Angeles.\n\nWho Should Attend? \n\nArchitects and design professionals with questions about interpreting building codes and implementing policies that impact architecture & design.\nProfessionals seeking to understand the latest developments and initiatives at LADBS.\nAnyone passionate about shaping a more sustainable and resilient built environment in Los Angeles.\n\nEvent Details: \n\nDate: Monday\, June 16\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom link provided upon registration)\nRSVP: [REGISTER HERE]\n\nDon’t Miss This Opportunity! \nYour voice matters. Let’s work together to create a better built environment for all Angelenos. RSVP today and be a part of the conversation! \nCan’t make this one? Mark your calendars for future AIA LA GO! Roundtable Discussions w/ Osama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP: \n\nMonday\, June 16\, 2025 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST) – [RSVP HERE]\nMonday\, September 15\, 2025 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST) – [RSVP HERE]\nMonday\, December 8\, 2025 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST) – [RSVP HERE]\n\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and he oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-june-16-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Roundtable_turquoise-591x591-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250509T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250424T204613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T172659Z UID:117121-1746777600-1746783000@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Lori R. Gay - President & CEO\, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Lori R. Gay – President & CEO\, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS)\n2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:  \nThe 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers\, and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nLori R. Gay – President & CEO\, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS)\nLori R. Gay is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS)\, a non-profit lender\, developer\, and neighborhood revitalization corporation. She has worked in the community development field for over 30 years\, focusing her efforts on rebuilding impoverished communities and creating mechanisms for community empowerment and ownership. She is a member of the NeighborWorks® National Community Initiatives Advisory Committee\, Chair of the African Diaspora\, and a member of several bank advisory councils. Some of her activities have included serving as Chair of the California Organized Investment Network (COIN)\, former board member of the National NeighborWorks® Association\, the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA)\, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco\, Los Angeles Branch. Ms. Gay has worked for NHS since 1990\, holds an MBA degree from Pepperdine University\, and a B.S. degree in Development\, Resource and Consumer Economics from the University of California at Davis. She is a licensed minister\, married to Bob Gay\, and mother of five children. \nSince 1984\, NHS has developed and rehabilitated more than 21\,260 housing and commercial units\, placed 4.4 million families on the road to homeownership\, created 225 block clubs\, employed over 233 neighborhood youth\, and invested more than $5.35 billion back into some of Los Angeles County’s toughest neighborhoods. NHS protects more than $2.2 billion of home values annually through its loss mitigation\, preservation\, and counseling work. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: \n  URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-city-leaders-breakfast-reception-w-lori-r-gay/ LOCATION:Cuningham\, 3834 Willat Avenue\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232\, United States CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T120000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250325T235111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T211213Z UID:115955-1745402400-1745409600@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA Presents...Empowering Design: Navigating and Leveraging the New Zoning Code DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA Presents…\nEmpowering Design: Navigating and Leveraging the New Zoning Code\n\nAIA|LA invites you to join us on April 23 (10am) for a virtual workshop with Los Angeles City Planning.  This workshop will serve as an interactive forum to gain a deeper understanding of the New Zoning Code’s structure and content. \nThis comprehensive training program equips participants with the essential skills to navigate the new code and apply its regulations to real-world projects. Participants will learn to utilize the Interactive Web-Based Zoning Code portal\, determine project feasibility\, and identify opportunities for design excellence. \nAmple time will be made available for a Q&A with the city planners. \nThis virtual workshop is free with advance RSVP. \nFEATURED SPEAKERS: \nErick Lopez – Senior City Planner\, New Code Implementation Section\, Los Angeles City Planning \nVeena Snehansh – City Planner\, New Code Implementation Section\, Los Angeles City Planning \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n\nRESOURCES:\n\nNew Zoning Code (interactive site)\nNew Zoning Code (AmLegal version; static)\nNew Zoning Code Department Webpage\nDowntown Community Plan\nDowntown CPIO\n\n\n\n\n\nErick Lopez – Senior City Planner\, New Code Implementation Section\, Los Angeles City Planning \nWith more than two decades in the field of planning\, Erick Lopez has a steady history of initiating\, managing\, and completing major initiatives; most notable of which is the development of an entirely new Zoning Code for the City of Los Angeles. He has a demonstrated ability to build consensus among various stakeholders with diverse interests which has led to significant improvements in public outreach policies and engagement techniques. Erick’s work has led to major innovations in the overall concept of zoning and administration\, and his unique understanding of current and emerging technology has led to the modernization of workflows that will lead to significant cost savings\, as well as the creation of first-of-their-kind planning tools. \n\n  \n \n\nVeena Snehansh – City Planner\, New Code Implementation Section\, Los Angeles City Planning \n\nVeena Snehansh is a City Planner with the City of Los Angeles\, Department of City Planning. She is passionate about leveraging her diverse experience in land use\, environmental analysis\, architecture\, and transportation planning to create lasting\, positive impacts for communities. Most recently\, she contributed to the ambitious Downtown Community Plan\, which focuses on attracting more housing and jobs to the City’s core while fostering a vibrant and inclusive downtown. She also played a key role in shaping the transformational New Zoning Code\, helping to translate distinct policy goals into zoning. Veena holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. \n  \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/empowering-design-navigating-and-leveraging-the-new-zoning-code/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/202503_AIA_CalendarGraphic_NewZoningCode-706x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250304T185603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T201003Z UID:115335-1743595200-1743598800@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2025 Quarterly Meetings DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2025 Quarterly Meetings\n\nThis is a virtual meeting hosted on LADPW’s WebEx platform. Please register in advance to receive the link to access the meeting. \nThese quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development services. \nThe schedule for 2025: \nWednesday\, April 2 (12pm – 1pm)\nWednesday\, June 4 (12pm – 1pm)\nWednesday\, September 24 (12pm – 1:30pm) – in person. Location TBD in Downtown LA (AIA to identify host location)\nWednesday\, November 5 (12pm – 1pm) \nPlease share your specific issues\, recommendations\, challenges\, and/or questions in advance\, and we’ll add them to the agenda for each meeting.  Email us here = Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n\n\n\n\nMORE CONTEXT:\nFor the past 36+ months\, AIA Los Angeles and LADWP have been organizing a quarterly series of roundtable discussions\, which serve as an opportunity to further connect the architecture community and LADWP development services personnel. These quarterly roundtables help to establish a more collaborative partnership and facilitate opportunities to identify solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. \nIn general\, the quarterly meetings serve as forums to: \n1. Build trust and understanding between LADWP personnel and the private sector (architects/ designers/ engineers).\n2. Develop compassion and empathy to better understand each other’s professional priorities and implementation tactics.\n3. Allow idea exchange and interaction — to learn from each other and to test out new methods and performance standards.\n4. Establish greater context for how environmental justice\, shade equity\, climate mitigation\, urban heat island\, tree canopy\, building decarbonization\, housing affordability\, 100% electrification\, on-site generation\, and urban design are all inter-related (and therefore require a more connected partnership between LADWP and the architecture community implementing the infrastructure framework to address all of these inter-related challenges).\n5. Expedite and streamline LADPW’s development services. \nMore specifically\, the quarterly forums allow for: \n1. Improve the architects’ understanding of specific LADWP rules\, regulations\, standards\, and procedures – and offer helpful insight on how to better improve those specific regulations and standards to achieve more optimal outcomes.\n2. Create pathways to achieve greater flexibility and clarity of purpose for why certain variances and modifications are necessary\, helpful\, and/or mutually beneficial.\n3. Identify obstacles to implementation\n4. Establish pilot programs to test out new ideas and innovative solutions.\n5. Establish an inventory of code-related obstacles and analyze which codes and regulations may need to be modified/ altered to achieve more effective outcomes\n6. Map out strategies for how to better leverage resources\n7. Prioritize changes in equipment size\, models\, standards\, and ‘cultural habits’ that can assist in delivering positive results (healthier urban design\, greater biodiversity\, safer working conditions\, a more beautiful and less stressful public realm\, etc.)\n8. Identify opportunities to leverage best practices from Southern California Edison as it relate to design standards and protocols that promote more verdant ecosystems in integration with utility infrastructure (relationship between street trees and landscaping w/ utility infrastructure\, etc) and the ability to utilize alternative materials that promote a ‘greener\,’ and less stressful public realm.\n9. The exploration of third-party services\, peer review\, and self-certification\, etc. \nSome of the direct outcomes achieved to date include: \n1. Improved staffing and processing times at BOE for utility permits\n2. More permissible variances for staging areas and transformer pads\, etc.\n3. Streamlined processes for 100% affordable housing (ED #1)\n4. Amortization of line extensions\, etc\n5. Deeper trust between AIA Los Angeles and LADWP leadership \nIn the future\, as the impact of these sessions further evolves and demonstrates results\, we’d like to make certain: \n1. These forums serve as a model for how other LA City departments can deepen relationships with the private sector to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n2. Deepen the trust between LADWP and the citizens/ residents/ professionals/ clients it serves. \nWe applaud LADWP’s leadership in prioritizing the partnership between AIA Los Angeles and the utility. If LADWP’s communication team can help us communicate and celebrate the impact of these forums\, the general public will benefit from a deeper understanding of how public and private partnerships can help achieve positive results for all. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-ladwp-development-services-2025-quarterly-meetings-april-2-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LADWP-Quarterly-Series-591x591-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250317T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20250304T173810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T175010Z UID:115315-1742212800-1742216400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums allow AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n1.  Monday\, March 17 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n2. Monday\, June 16 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n3. Monday\, September 15 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n4. Monday\, December 8 (12pm – 1pm) = RSVP HERE\n\nREGISTER HERE\nAIA LA GO! Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. — Your Chance to Shape LA’s Building Codes and Policies \nJoin us for a virtual roundtable discussion with Osama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP\, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). This is your opportunity to engage directly with LADBS leadership and influence the future of building in Los Angeles. \nWhy Attend? \n\nDirect Access to LADBS: Hear firsthand updates on emerging initiatives\, code changes\, and policy priorities from the General Manager himself.\nInfluence the Agenda: Share your ideas and recommendations on critical topics like permit streamlining\, resilient design\, and sustainable building practices.\nShape the Future of LA: Your input will directly inform AIA LA’s advocacy efforts and help shape the future of building codes and policies in Los Angeles.\n\nWho Should Attend? \n\nArchitects and design professionals with questions about interpreting building codes and implementing policies that impact architecture & design.\nProfessionals seeking to understand the latest developments and initiatives at LADBS.\nAnyone passionate about shaping a more sustainable and resilient built environment in Los Angeles.\n\nEvent Details: \n\nDate: Monday\, March 17\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom link provided upon registration)\nRSVP: [REGISTER HERE]\n\nDon’t Miss This Opportunity! \nYour voice matters. Let’s work together to create a better built environment for all Angelenos. RSVP today and be a part of the conversation! \nCan’t make this one? Mark your calendars for future AIA LA GO! Roundtable Discussions w/ Osama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP: \n\nMonday\, June 16\, 2025 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST) – [RSVP HERE]\nMonday\, September 15\, 2025 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST) – [RSVP HERE]\nMonday\, December 8\, 2025 (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST) – [RSVP HERE]\n\n\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and he oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-march-17-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Roundtable_turquoise-591x591-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T103000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20241211T180722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T231550Z UID:112832-1737018000-1737023400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Los Angeles Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED TBD:  Please note that this event has been canceled.  We’ll share updated details once a new time/ date has been confirmed.\nAIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Los Angeles Tomorrow\n2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \nLos Angeles Tomorrow: Co-creating a place-based legacy for LA County in advance of the 2028 Olympics & Paralympics and other mega-events. How can the design community plug in? \nForum Background:\nWith a series of mega-events coming to LA over the next decade\, including the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics & Paralympics in 2028\, LA has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make radical improvements in our public realm that can have a lasting legacy for generations to come. The sad truth is that there is no clear organizing authority across LA County\, and no comprehensive plan to realize the legacy public realm improvements we were hoping for. We have simply run out of time to wait around for the cavalry… We are the cavalry! \nThis is why Los Angeles Tomorrow was launched. Our mission is to facilitate and accelerate community-powered public space improvements and neighborhood activations across LA County in advance of the series of mega-events to ensure a legacy of prosperity for all Angelenos. This is a grassroots effort\, working with local communities in historically underinvested neighborhoods to identify the projects that are already in the early stages of concept ideation and then connect them to the resources (funding\, technical services\, and agency partners) needed to realize these visions in an expedited way. \nTo do this work\, we need all hands on deck!! We are building a big-tent coalition—including community partners\, public partners\, funding partners\, and technical / design partners—to help facilitate a wide range of neighborhood-based quick-build\, low-investment\, and high-impact design interventions. We want to showcase the power of design and specifically the LA-based design community\, which has the skills\, creativity\, and passion needed to help implement high-quality community-based projects. \nForum Objectives:\nThis forum will explore the many different partnership opportunities for everyone interested in this mission! We will first share a brief overview of our mission\, process\, and projects\, and then we will dive into an interactive discussion about the specific ways that design professionals can collaborate with us and communities across LA County. We welcome all landscape architects\, architects\, planners\, urban designers\, engineers\, GCs\, and other allied professionals to join this discussion! No matter if you are a small firm or a global corporation\, there are a wide range of ways everyone can plug in and help make meaningful place-based improvements for the communities of our county. \n \nKatherine Perez – Co-Founder & Executive Director\, Los Angeles Tomorrow \nUntil recently\, Katherine was a Principal and LA Office Leader for Arup\, an international engineering\, design\, and consulting firm. With over 300 professionals in the LA Office\, she played a critical role in office management\, project pursuits\, and Arup’s role in external markets. She ran for California State Senate\, District 25 in 2016\, co-founded her own company and non-profit\, and served as the Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute\, Los Angeles District Council (ULI LA). She is a National Board member of Mercy Housing and a USC Adjunct Associate Professor. \n \nAaron Paley – Co-Founder & Strategic Director\, Los Angeles Tomorrow \nFor over four decades\, Aaron has focused on how Angelenos experience and use public space – through temporary and permanent interventions – and the nexus of event production\, arts\, community\, culture\, transportation\, urban planning\, and policy. He co-founded Community Arts Resources (CARS) with Katie Bergin to “create unique experiences where art\, culture\, community and civic life collide.” CARS incubated and co-developed CicLAvia where he served as its founding director from 2010 to 2015. CARS has produced many iconic programs including Chinatown Summer Nights\, Go Little Tokyo\, GLOW\, the Getty Family Festivals\, and the Santa Monica Festivals. \n \nRuth Siegel – Deputy Director\, Los Angeles Tomorrow \nPrior to joining Los Angeles Tomorrow\, Ruth worked as a practicing landscape architect and urban designer. Having worked at RIOS\, Studio-MLA\, and Sasaki\, she is a seasoned designer and project manager who has led both master plans and built-work projects. She has worked on many public and cultural projects\, including parks\, plazas\, botanical gardens\, playgrounds\, green alleys\, and schools. Ruth brings a holistic and inclusive approach to her work and is passionate about creating resilient places that reflect and benefit the communities they serve. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: \n \n  URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-city-leaders-breakfast-reception-w-los-angeles-tomorrow/ LOCATION:Rios\, 3101 W. Exposition Place\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90018\, United States CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Los-Angeles-Tomorrow-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241209T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240126T181715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T184303Z UID:100874-1733745600-1733749200@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and to hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic that you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n1. Monday\, February 26 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Monday\, May 20 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Monday\, September 23 (11am – 12pm)\n4. Monday\, December 9 (12pm – 1pm)\nREGISTER HERE\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-dec-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Roundtable_turquoise-591x591-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20241007T231336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T193610Z UID:110661-1733472000-1733504400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall 2024 DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall: Connecting Architects & Designers with Civic Leadership\nThis year\, with the exception of a few meetings\, we will be meeting in person with our civic leaders at City Hall\, which will help strengthen our connection to the policymakers shaping the built environment.  We will also have several virtual meetings on Zoom\, as well.   \n\nShape the Future of LA’s Built Environment: Join AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall!\nCalling all Architects & Designers! \nMake your voice heard and be a part of shaping Los Angeles’ future. AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall is your chance to connect directly with civic leaders and advocate for the issues that matter most to our profession. \nWhy Participate? \n\nElevate Design Leadership: Be part of a movement ensuring architects and designers have a seat at the decision-making table.\nShape Policy\, Impact Communities: Your expertise is crucial for planning\, land use\, zoning\, and building codes.\nBuild a Better LA: Advocate for housing equity\, complete communities\, and sustainable development.\nNetwork & Make a Difference: Connect with fellow professionals and make a real impact on the built environment.\n\nLimited Spots Available: In-person & Virtual Options! \nThis year’s AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall takes place on Friday\, December 6th in person at LA City Hall. \nDon’t miss this opportunity! RSVP Today! \nContact Will Wright at Will[@]aialosangeles.org to secure your spot and learn more about this exciting event. \nTogether\, let’s build a thriving Los Angeles for everyone! \n\nAIA|LA Legislative Day(s) at City Hall\nOur annual Legislative Day(s) at City Hall is scheduled over the course of several days from December 4 to December 13\, and will be an in-person event at LA City Hall (except for a few that will be on zoom as noted below). \n\nMonday\, December 2\n(4:00pm – 5:00pm) *On Zoom \nThe 2024 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform & Legislative Day at City Hall Orientation (*mandatory & helpful) \nJoin this meeting to learn more about The 2024 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform and what to expect during our upcoming meetings for our annual meetings at Los Angeles City Hall. \nRSVP HERE #Orientation \nWednesday\, December 4\n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nOffice of Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky – Council District #5\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#5 \n(12:00 pm – 1:00 pm) * \nQuarterly Meeting w/ LADWP Leadership \nVirtual on WebEx – CANCELLED.  New date in January 2025 to be confirmed. \n(4:00 pm – 5:00 pm) \nOffice of Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez – Council District #1\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#1 \nThursday\, December 5\n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nTed Allen\, P.E. – City Engineer\, Bureau of Engineering\, City of Los Angeles &  Deborah Weintraub\, AIA\, LEED AP – Chief Deputy City Engineer\, Bureau of Engineering\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #BOE \n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nOffice of Councilmember Monica Rodriquez – Council District #7\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#7 \n(11:00 am – 12:00 pm) \nKevin Keller – Deputy Mayor of Housing\, City of Los Angeles & Elizabeth Ben-Ishai\, & Nene Ogbechia \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMKeller \n(12:00 pm – 12:30 pm) \nRachel E. Freeman – Deputy Mayor of Business & Economic Development\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMFreeman \n(3:30 pm – 4:30pm) \nCouncilmember Nithya Raman – Council District #4\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#4 \nFriday\, December 6 – * IN PERSON at LA City Hall\, unless otherwise noted\n(9:00 am – 9:45 am) \nCouncilmember John Lee – Council District 12\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#12 \n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nRandall Winston – Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMWinston \n(12:30 pm – 1:00 pm) \nCouncilmember Tim McOsker – Council District #15\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#15 \n(1:00 pm – 2:00 pm) \nOffice of Councilmember Hugo Soto Martinez – Council District #13\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#13 \n(1:00 pm – 2:00 pm) \nOffice of Councilmember Heather Hutt – Council District #10\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#10 \n(2:00 pm – 3:00 pm) \nCouncilmember Bob Blumenfield – Council District #3\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#3 \n(2:00 pm – 3:00 pm) \nCouncilmember Tracy Park – Council District #11\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#11 \n(3:00 pm – 4:00 pm) \nMatt Szabo – City Administrative Officer\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #CAO \nMonday\, December 9\n(1:00pm – 2:00pm) – *Virtual Meeting on Zoom \nOsama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety \nRSVP HERE #LADBS \nTuesday\, December 10\n(10:00 am – 11:00 am)* \nVincent P. Bertoni\, AICP – Director of Planning\, Los Angeles City Planning \n*Virtual On Zoom – RSVP HERE \nThursday\, December 12\n(9:00 am – 10:00 am) \nNancy Sutley – Deputy Mayor for Energy & Sustainability\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMSutley \n  \nSTILL WAITING TO CONFIRM \nCouncil President Marqueece Harris-Dawson – Council District #8\, City of Los Angeles \n  \nCouncilmember Imelda Padilla – Council District #6\, City of Los Angeles \nand more meetings are to be announced… \n\nIf you’d like to get more involved in helping to shape our biggest advocacy event of the year\, then please reach out to me at will@aialosangeles.org. \n### \nThe 2024 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2023 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2022 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2021 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2020 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2019 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2018 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \n2018\n2017\n2014\n\n2013 \n2012\n\nStrategic objectives include: \n\nTo change the nature of the architecture profession and inspire architects to become more civically engaged\, i.e.\, to be a designer and a citizen are one and the same.\nTo change the culture of our City and our civic leadership: architects and system-wide design-thinking need to become a more integral aspect of their mental landscape.\n\nWe aim to achieve this by creating: \n\nAn open and inclusive initiative that is strategically programmed with relevant and progressive action items and policy platforms\, which will further connect the shared values of a multi-disciplinary group of architects\, urban designers\, city planners\, and policymakers to help make a healthier\, more beautiful and more highly functional Los Angeles region.\nA committed group of task-force member volunteers (Political Outreach Committee) comprised of architects that establish an annual slate of issue briefs and policy recommendations.\nTargeted meetings with council members\, deputy mayors\, general managers\, and commissioners. We aim to schedule the critical mass of these meetings on one day (December 3\, 2020) at Los Angeles City Hall. However\, additional meetings will be coordinated throughout the year with more public agencies throughout the region\, such as METRO\, Los Angeles County\, LAUSD\, and the cities of Culver City\, West Hollywood\, Santa Monica\, Inglewood\, Beverly Hills\, etc.\n\nWill you join us?\nTo be successful\, AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall will rely on a committed group of AIA members to serve as a critical leadership resource. If you’re interested in getting more involved\, please RSVP to will@aialosangeles.org to receive more details. \nTo prepare for December 6th\, we will organize a virtual de-briefing roundtable discussion in advance to share our annual advocacy platform and bring everyone up to speed on how to best prepare for our annual Legislative Day at City Hall. \nTo discover which City Council District you live in\, check online HERE.\n \nPlease note:  this is an exclusive opportunity for AIA members\, AIA Associates\, and AIA Allied Affiliated Members.  If you’d like to join the AIA\, then please CLICK HERE for more details. \nThe Leadership of the AIA|LA Government Outreach (GO!) Committee: \n\n2024 Co-Chair:  John Arnold\, AIA – Partner\, KFA Architecture\n2024 Co-Chair:  Carlos Augusto Garcia\, AIA\, NCARB\, WELL AP – Associate Principal\, Brooks + Scarpa\n2023 Co-Chair: Chava Danielson\, AIA – Principal\, DSH // architecture\n2023 Co-Chair: Rick Corsini\, AIA – Principal\, Corsini Stark Architects\nPast Co-Chair: Casey Shenton Hughes\, AIA –Principal\, Casey Hughes Architects (CHA)\nPast Co-Chair: Tracy Stone\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Principal Architect\, Tracy A. Stone Architect\n\n\n  \n \nJohn Arnold\, AIA – Partner\, KFA Architecture \nWith an interest in housing\, landscape\, and urban design\, John has contributed to much of KFA’s multi-family portfolio\, starting in 1999\, seeking to join great living spaces with their sites and the city as a whole. He has specialized in high-density urban projects and affordable/special needs buildings throughout Los Angeles. Concurrently\, John heads up KFA’s adaptive reuse work and has completed over a dozen projects in existing buildings with historic designation. John enjoys community outreach and participates in many of KFA’s public presentations. He is actively involved in his South LA neighborhood of Jefferson Park with planning and zoning issues\, being a long-time board member of the United Neighborhoods NC. John is currently serving on AIA|LA’s Board of Directors as AIA CA Representative and serves on the board of Abode Communities Housing. In 2023\, John started the restoration of the historic Paul Williams residence in West Adams. \n  \n  \n  \n \nCarlos Augusto Garcia\, AIA\, NCARB\, WELL AP – Associate Principal\, BROOKS + SCARPA \nCarlos Augusto Garcia is a designer\, artist\, and Associate Principal at Brooks + Scarpa where he is responsible for managing and hiring staff\, managing projects and developing office operations and procedures. He has 15 years of industry expertise\, specializing in strategic planning\, design research\, sustainability\, wellness\, and carbon reduction. His global outlook manifests through work with UIA World Congress of Architects\, New Buildings Institute\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and Los Angeles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio. Carlos serves on AIA National COTE Leadership Group\, ICC\, NCARB\, and ASHRAE committees\, influencing climate action\, greenhouse gas standards\, and inclusivity in the industry of architecture. His passion was ignited by his start in emergency management and disaster recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans\, where he completed B.Arch and M.Arch degrees from Tulane University. He is committed to pursuing dignity in practice\, promoting equity in both membership and leadership. \n  \n  \n  \n\n \nRick Corsini\, AIA – Principal\, Corsini Stark Architects \nRick Corsini\, AIA was born in Los Angeles and received his Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University and his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona. In addition to over 25 years of professional practice\, Rick has held faculty appointments at schools of architecture including Cal Poly Pomona\, Woodbury University\, and the University of Southern California. \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n \nChava Danielson\, AIA – Principal\, DSH // architecture \nChava Danielson\, AIA\, is the Principal of DSH // architecture with specialties in design\, project advocacy\, and serving non-profit organizations. She focuses on imparting beauty and sensitive programming to recharge underserved neighborhoods through educational\, therapeutic\, and residential projects for non-profits committed to the community. \nDanielson leads DSH’s civic and child-centered work\, including early education centers in which alternatives to conventional practices are employed to spark curiosity and wonder in the minds of young children. Larchmont Charter High School at Lafayette Park\, inventive adaptive reuse of the former New York Life Insurance headquarters\, catalyzed the neighborhood’s revitalization and continues DSH’s forward-looking approach to historic preservation. \nDanielson is an Adjunct Professor at Otis College of Art + Design where she teaches design studio and courses in urban history and theory. She served as chair of the Political Outreach Committee of the AIA Los Angeles\, as Director for the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design\, and as a founding board member of Larchmont Charter School. She holds a M.Arch. from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n  \n\n \nTracy Stone\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Principal Architect\, Tracy A. Stone Architect \nTracy received a BA from Cornell University in New York and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. She spent five years working for award-winning architects Raymond and Finn Kappe before receiving her architectural license in 1989 and subsequently started her own firm\, Tracy A. Stone Architect\, in 1991. \nTracy is an AIA member\, a LEED Accredited Professional\, and an approved Historical Consultant through the City of Los Angeles. When not at work\, Tracy can be found reliving her Hawaiian roots by hula dancing at the local luau or bouncing down rough desert roads on the way to a secluded campsite. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nCasey Shenton Hughes\, AIA – Principal\, Casey Hughes Architects (CHA) \nCasey Hughes is the Principal of Casey Hughes Architects (CHA). He has worked on a wide range of architectural projects including design\, construction management\, and documentation of single and multi-family residences\, retail and restaurant spaces\, as well as educational and cultural facilities. CHA’s work has won numerous awards\, including the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Henry Adams Medal for Excellence in Architecture and an AIA Merit Award for Residential Architecture. \nHughes received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)\, graduating valedictorian. He holds a Masters of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD)\, and the work of CHA work was selected to appear in has been featured in various books and periodicals such as Dwell Magazine\, The Los Angeles Times\, and The New York Times. \nHughes is a committee member of the Los Angeles Planning and Land Use Committee\, reviewing planning projects in Mt. Washington\, Montecito Heights\, Monterey Hills\, and Sycamore Grove. He was also appointed to the SCI-Arc Alumni Council\, where he is spearheading a publication that celebrates Alumni achievements for SCI-Arc’s 50th anniversary. \n  \n  \nFor more information\, please contact: \n\nWill Wright\, Hon. AIA|LA\nDirector\, Government & Public Affairs\nAmerican Institute of Architects | Los Angeles Chapter\n(213) 639-0764\nwill@aialosangeles.org URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-legislative-day-at-city-hall-2024/ LOCATION:Los Angeles City Hall\, 200 N. Spring Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012 CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Emerging Professionals,Networking,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Legislative-Day-at-City-Hall-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240208T192737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T222240Z UID:101238-1733313600-1733317200@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Cancelled - AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting\n\nThis is a virtual meeting hosted on LADPW’s WebEx platform. Please register in advance to receive the link to access the meeting. \nThese quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development services. \nThe schedule for 2024: \n1. Wednesday\, March 13 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Wednesday\, June 5 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Wednesday\, September 11 (12pm – 1pm)\n4. Wednesday\, December 4  (12pm – 1pm) – Cancelled \nPlease share your specific issues\, recommendations\, challenges\, and/or questions in advance and we’ll add them to the agenda or each meeting.  Email us here = Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n\n\nMORE CONTEXT:\nFor the past 24+ months\, AIA Los Angeles and LADWP have been organizing a quarterly series of roundtable discussions\, which serve as an opportunity to further connect the architecture community and LADWP development services personnel. These quarterly roundtables help to establish a more collaborative partnership and facilitate opportunities to identify solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. \nIn general\, the quarterly meetings serve as forums to: \n1. Build trust and understanding between LADWP personnel and the private sector (architects/ designers/ engineers).\n2. Develop compassion and empathy to better understand each other’s professional priorities and implementation tactics.\n3. Allow idea exchange and interaction — to learn from each other\, and to test out new methods and performance standards.\n4. Establish greater context for how environmental justice\, shade equity\, climate mitigation\, urban heat island\, tree canopy\, building decarbonization\, housing affordability\, 100% electrification\, on-site generation\, and urban design are all inter-related (and therefore require a more connected partnership between LADWP and the architecture community implementing the infrastructure framework to address all of these inter-related challenges).\n5. Expedite and streamline LADPW’s development services. \nMore specifically\, the quarterly forums allow for: \n1. Improve the architects’ understanding of specific LADWP rules\, regulations\, standards\, and procedures – and offer helpful insight on how to better improve those specific regulations and standards to achieve more optimal outcomes.\n2. Create pathways to achieve greater flexibility and clarity of purpose for why certain variances and modifications are necessary\, helpful\, and/or mutually beneficial.\n3. Identify obstacles to implementation\n4. Establish pilot programs to test out new ideas and innovative solutions.\n5. Establish an inventory of code-related obstacles and analyze which codes and regulations may need to be modified/ altered to achieve more effective outcomes\n6. Map out strategies for how to better leverage resources\n7. Prioritize changes in equipment size\, models\, standards\, and ‘cultural habits’ that can assist in delivering positive results (healthier urban design\, greater biodiversity\, safer working conditions\, a more beautiful and less stressful public realm\, etc.)\n8. Identify opportunities to leverage best practices from Southern California Edison as it relate to design standards and protocols that promote more verdant ecosystems in integration with utility infrastructure (relationship between street trees and landscaping w/ utility infrastructure\, etc) and the ability to utilize alternative materials that promote a ‘greener\,’ and less stressful public realm.\n9. The exploration of third-party services\, peer review\, and self-certification\, etc. \nSome of the direct outcomes achieved to date include: \n1. Improved staffing and processing times at BOE for utility permits\n2. More permissible variances for staging areas and transformer pads\, etc.\n3. Streamlined processes for 100% affordable housing (ED #1)\n4. Amortization of line-extensions\, etc\n5. Deeper trust between AIA Los Angeles and LADWP leadership \nIn the future\, as the impact of these sessions further evolves and demonstrates results\, we’d like to make certain: \n1. That these forums serve as a model for how other LA City departments can deepen relationships with the private sector to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n2. Deepen the trust between LADWP and the citizens/ residents/ professionals/ clients it serves. \nWe applaud LADWP’s leadership in prioritizing the partnership between AIA Los Angeles and the utility. If LADWP’s communication team can help us communicate and celebrate the impact of these forums\, the general public will benefit from a deeper understanding of how public and private partnerships can help achieve positive results for all. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-ladwp-development-services-2024-quarterly-meeting-dec-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LADWP-Quarterly-Series-591x591-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20241009T180552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T173510Z UID:110746-1732262400-1732267800@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ guest speaker Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nMore About Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove:\nA fierce advocate for justice and families\, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove proudly represents California’s vibrant\, diverse 37th Congressional District in Los Angeles County.\nCongresswoman Kamlager-Dove is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee. She is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Brazil Caucus\, and a Whip and Outreach Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. \nIn Congress\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove aspires to L.E.A.D. by prioritizing Land\, Economic Justice\, Art\, and Democracy. Through her work on the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was able to help secure the release of her constituent Eyvin Hernandez\, a Los Angeles County Public Defender who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela for nearly two years. Additionally\, she passed the GRATEFUL Act to ensure that locally-employed U.S. embassy staff—especially those from countries in the developing world—can immigrate to the U.S. as promised after an honorable career of service. \nCongresswoman Kamlager-Dove is also a fierce advocate for the African diaspora both in California’s 37th District and around the world. She leveraged her role on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa to help establish the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s Global African Diaspora Initiative (GADI) and secure its special consultative status within the United Nations Economic & Social Council. \nPrior to her time in Congress\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove spent her career advocating for communities and families. Upon graduation from the University of Southern California\, she worked to advance job creation and public arts programs with Rebuild LA and the Los Angeles Festival\, two nonprofits dedicated to uplifting communities in Los Angeles. \nIn addition to her advocacy work\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove brings to Congress nearly a decade of experience serving the people of Los Angeles in local office and the state legislature. In 2013\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was appointed to the Los Angeles County Commission on Children and Families\, and in 2015\, she was elected to the Los Angeles Community College Board. She successfully ran for California State Assembly in 2018 and California State Senate in 2021. She will always be a strong voice for justice and our most vulnerable community members as she continues her commitment to public service in the House of Representatives. She lives in the district with her husband\, stepchildren\, and rescue cats. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-congresswoman-sydney-kamlager-dove/ LOCATION:Lamar Johnson Collaborative / Clayco\, 8590 National Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232\, United States CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20241011T153705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T164838Z UID:110826-1730966400-1730971800@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Ben Allen - California State Senator\, District #24 DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Ben Allen – California State Senator\, District #24\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nBen Allen – California State Senator\, District #24\nCalifornia State Senator Ben Allen represents the 24th Senate District\, covering the Westside\, Hollywood\, South Bay\, and Santa Monica Mountains communities of Los Angeles County. Ben was first elected in 2014 and is now serving his third term in the State Senate. \nBen chairs the Senate’s Environmental Quality Committee and co-chairs the Legislature’s Environmental Caucus\, is a member of the Legislative Jewish Caucus\, chairs the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Arts\, and the Senate Select Committee on Aerospace and Defense. He previously served as Chair of the Education Committee (2017-2019) and Chair of the Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee (2015-2016). \nBen has thrown himself into the important work of state government\, focusing on wise decision-making and pushing for reforms that address systemic inadequacies in our state. He has authored nearly 60 new laws in various areas\, from environmental protection to electoral reform. \nDuring his first two terms in the Senate\, fighting the climate crisis and protecting our state’s precious natural resources have been among Ben’s top priorities. CalMatters recently recognized him as one of the Legislature’s foremost leaders in the field of environmental protection. He authored SB 54\, groundbreaking legislation to address plastic pollution\, which Governor Newsom signed into law to international acclaim. The New York Times called SB 54 “the most sweeping restrictions on plastics in the nation” and suggested the legislation is “another route for curbing carbon emissions and trying to sidestep the worst consequences of global warming” after the Supreme Court gutted the federal government’s power to regulate carbon emissions. As Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee\, Ben worked with his colleagues to pass a powerful climate package requiring the state to become carbon-neutral by 2045 and produce 90% of its electricity from clean sources by 2035\, among other measures. A member of the Ocean Protection Council and Coastal Conservancy\, he has led a successful effort to phase out a dangerous carcinogen in firefighting foam\, crafted a compromise to phase out destructive trawling gear\, and brokered a major bipartisan compromise that lessened the environmental impact of off-highway vehicle use at state facilities. “If only Congress could work out such compromises\,” wrote the Sacramento Bee editorial board about the bill. \nAmong his efforts to reform California campaign finance and elections laws\, Ben authored the landmark Voter’s Choice Act of 2016 to implement more flexibility in how and where to vote\, creating the vote center model used in the 2020 elections\, which resulted in significantly increased voter turnout. Ben also has been a leader for campaign transparency\, and was a leader in passing the Disclose Act and Petition Disclose Act and other transparency measures that have dramatically improved the disclosure of donors to political causes for the public. The California Clean Money Campaign has routinely ranked him top in the Legislature for his commitment to clean money political reform. \nAn advocate for the Golden State’s continued leadership in arts and entertainment\, Ben is a member of the California Film Commission. He was part of a legislative effort to extend the Film & TV Tax Credit Program to further support and invest in California’s unrivaled film industry. Ben also authored the law that reinstated teaching credentials for theatre and dance educators\, and he continues to fight for expanded access to the arts in schools and underserved communities. Ben has been a champion for science and was a joint author of the state’s groundbreaking law that increased vaccination rates among school children. \nPrior to his election to the Senate\, Ben served as President of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education\, lecturer at UCLA Law School\, and worked as an attorney at the law firms of Bryan Cave LLP and Richardson & Patel and at the nonprofit Spark Program. While at law school\, Ben served as the voting student member of the University of California Board of Regents and was a summer judicial clerk with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Prior to law school\, Ben worked in Washington DC for the Latin American team of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)\, and then as Communications Director for Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY). \nBen grew up in the 24th Senate District and attended public schools\, graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1996. His father\, Michael\, spent his career on the English Department faculty at UCLA and mother\, Elena\, was a public school teacher and artist who served as Chair of the Santa Monica Arts Commission. Ben has a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in History from Harvard University; a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Cambridge; and a Juris Doctor degree from UC Berkeley. Fluent in Spanish\, Ben is a Senior Fellow with the international human rights organization Humanity in Action\, an Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellow\, a Truman National Security Project Fellow\, and a graduate of the Jewish Federation’s New Leaders Project. He and his wife Melanie\, an attorney\, have a young son\, Ezra\, and a little daughter\, Ena. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-ben-allen-california-state-senator-district-24/ LOCATION:HLW International\, LLP\, 1437 4th Street\, 4th Floor\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240822T182844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T154451Z UID:109064-1729756800-1729762200@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Peggy M. Quijada de Franke - Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning and Sustainability\, LACCD DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Peggy M. Quijada de Franke – Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning and Sustainability\, LACCD\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n\n \nPeggy M. Quijada de Franke – Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning and Sustainability\, Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)\nMs. Peggy M. Quijada de Franke is the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning\, and Sustainability at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). She is a California-Licensed Professional Engineer with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Structures- and a Master of Business and Administration. \nMs. Quijada has more than 26 years of experience in engineering\, planning\, and management and joined LACCD in 2014 as a Facilities Project Manager. She was promoted to Director of the Facilities\, Planning\, and Development (FPD) Department in 2020 and advanced to her current role in 2023. \nMs. Quijada is dedicated to fulfilling LACCD’s vision of providing high-quality and easily accessible educational opportunities for students. She believes in celebrating the area’s diverse cultures and strengthening the regional economy. As such\, her responsibility is to provide state-of-the-art facilities that foster a productive learning environment for all students\, which entails enhancing\, restoring\, or expanding the health and functionality of 742 buildings (11.6 million OGSF) across LACCD’s nine colleges and satellite campuses. \nAs an AVC\, Ms. Quijada is helping LACCD meet the sustainability goals of eliminating carbon-based electricity consumption by 2030 and other carbon-based energy use by 2040 and replacing it with clean\, renewable\, and sustainable energy sources. To this end\, she oversees the development and implementation of more than 300 Clean Energy projects\, Schedule Maintenance Projects (SMPs)\, and Deferred Maintenance projects. \nBefore joining LACCD\, Ms. Quijada worked in the energy industry on national and international oil and nuclear power infrastructure projects. She developed seismic hazard maps to design new structures and retrofit existing infrastructure. Additionally\, she served as a consultant for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on recovery after natural disasters\, including the 1994 California Northridge Earthquake\, the 2005 Hurricane Katrina\, and the 2011 Alabama Tornadoes. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-peggy-m-quijada-de-franke-associate-vice-chancellor-avc-of-facilities-planning-and-sustainability-laccd/ LOCATION:NAC Architecture\, 837 N. Spring St. - 3rd Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012 CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T140000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240126T181615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T183258Z UID:100872-1728997200-1729000800@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and to hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic that you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n1. Monday\, February 26 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Monday\, May 20 (12pm – 1pm)\n3.  NEW DATE: Tuesday\, October 15 (1pm)  OLD DATE: Monday\, September 23 (12pm – 1pm)\n4. Monday\, December 9 (12pm – 1pm)\n\nREGISTER HERE\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-sept-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Roundtable_turquoise-591x591-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240208T192450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T202613Z UID:101235-1726833600-1726837200@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting\n\nThese quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development services. \nOn Friday\, September 20 (12pm) we will be meeting with LADWP in person at their LADWP Central District Facility (1350 Wall St\, Los Angeles\, CA 90015).  Lunch will be provided. \nThe schedule for 2024: \n1. Wednesday\, March 13 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Wednesday\, June 5 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Friday\, September 20 (12pm – 1pm) = (THIS MEETING WILL BE IN-PERSON)\n4. Wednesday\, December 4  (12pm – 1pm) \nPlease share your specific issues\, recommendations\, challenges\, and/or questions in advance and we’ll add them to the agenda or each meeting.  Email us here = Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\nProspective Agenda:\n\n\nStatus update on the “Press Release” celebrating the collaborative partnership of LADWP and AIA Los Angeles\nHow can we best support LADWP so that ‘early input’ on projects from LADWP engineers is made more feasible?\nWhat does LADWP need so that we can build 400\,000 units of housing citywide?  And how can AIA help?  A new bond measure?  More Human Resources?\n\nEstimated system required to support:\n\n+ 100-unit apartments\, 100% electric and EV parked to code.\n+ 250-unit apartments\, 100% electric and EV parked to code.\n+ 10-unit apartments\, 100% electric and EV parked to code.\n\n\n\n\nWhat resources does LADWP need to ensure projects are ‘energized’ and connected to the grid in a more timely manner?\n\nMore clarity on the Process and timeline associated with getting new projects connected to the grid\nLADWP Load Capacity & Zoning Map:  anticipated new development\, utility infrastructure & community plan updates (density) =\nhttps://ladwp-power.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=290be9aa52694ef39bf3088940079f62\n\n\nTo facilitate more infill development\, especially on smaller parcels:\n\nAn estimated # of transformers in sub-grade vaults are in the process?\nOr\, percentage % of vaults vs. pad mount applications?\nAnd the typical timeline for each.\n\n\nWhat resources does LADWP need to acquire more ‘flexible’ equipment?  How can AIA|LA help expand these resources?\n\nUtilizing smaller trucks\, or more efficient cranes\, or sub-contracting opportunities for these more ’nimble’ jobs?\nLeveraging more Public right-of-way equipment (vista or field switches) that can serve more than one property at a centralized location\n\n\nUrban Design Best-Practices == How to leverage more opportunities for:\n\nTransformers in alleys as a ‘preferred’ alternative\nLADWP & Urban Tree Canopy:  revising tree spacing guidelines to allow for closer proximity b/w trees and utility infrastructure\nUrban heat island:  More landscaping around transformers and staging areas.\nBIG IDEA:  AIA & LADWP to organize a workshop about urban design best practices\, case studies\, and how to address the urban design challenges writ large via the lens of LADWP.\n\n\nWhat resources are available to help educate clients about “Project Powerhouse’ and the fair-share program?\n\nLine extensions\n\nA general ‘rule of thumb’ understanding to help anticipate costs\, etc.\nHow is the fee calculated?\n\n\nLADWP Revised Rule 15-E Underground Line Extension\nhttps://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2023/23-0623_misc_9-25-23.pdf\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE CONTEXT:\nFor the past 24+ months\, AIA Los Angeles and LADWP have been organizing a quarterly series of roundtable discussions\, which serve as an opportunity to further connect the architecture community and LADWP development services personnel. These quarterly roundtables help to establish a more collaborative partnership and facilitate opportunities to identify solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. \nIn general\, the quarterly meetings serve as forums to: \n1. Build trust and understanding between LADWP personnel and the private sector (architects/ designers/ engineers).\n2. Develop compassion and empathy to better understand each other’s professional priorities and implementation tactics.\n3. Allow idea exchange and interaction — to learn from each other\, and to test out new methods and performance standards.\n4. Establish greater context for how environmental justice\, shade equity\, climate mitigation\, urban heat island\, tree canopy\, building decarbonization\, housing affordability\, 100% electrification\, on-site generation\, and urban design are all inter-related (and therefore require a more connected partnership between LADWP and the architecture community implementing the infrastructure framework to address all of these inter-related challenges).\n5. Expedite and streamline LADPW’s development services. \nMore specifically\, the quarterly forums allow for: \n1. Improve the architects’ understanding of specific LADWP rules\, regulations\, standards\, and procedures – and offer helpful insight on how to better improve those specific regulations and standards to achieve more optimal outcomes.\n2. Create pathways to achieve greater flexibility and clarity of purpose for why certain variances and modifications are necessary\, helpful\, and/or mutually beneficial.\n3. Identify obstacles to implementation\n4. Establish pilot programs to test out new ideas and innovative solutions.\n5. Establish an inventory of code-related obstacles and analyze which codes and regulations may need to be modified/ altered to achieve more effective outcomes\n6. Map out strategies for how to better leverage resources\n7. Prioritize changes in equipment size\, models\, standards\, and ‘cultural habits’ that can assist in delivering positive results (healthier urban design\, greater biodiversity\, safer working conditions\, a more beautiful and less stressful public realm\, etc.)\n8. Identify opportunities to leverage best practices from Southern California Edison as it relate to design standards and protocols that promote more verdant ecosystems in integration with utility infrastructure (relationship between street trees and landscaping w/ utility infrastructure\, etc) and the ability to utilize alternative materials that promote a ‘greener\,’ and less stressful public realm.\n9. The exploration of third-party services\, peer review\, and self-certification\, etc. \nSome of the direct outcomes achieved to date include: \n1. Improved staffing and processing times at BOE for utility permits\n2. More permissible variances for staging areas and transformer pads\, etc.\n3. Streamlined processes for 100% affordable housing (ED #1)\n4. Amortization of line-extensions\, etc\n5. Deeper trust between AIA Los Angeles and LADWP leadership \nIn the future\, as the impact of these sessions further evolves and demonstrates results\, we’d like to make certain: \n1. That these forums serve as a model for how other LA City departments can deepen relationships with the private sector to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n2. Deepen the trust between LADWP and the citizens/ residents/ professionals/ clients it serves. \nWe applaud LADWP’s leadership in prioritizing the partnership between AIA Los Angeles and the utility. If LADWP’s communication team can help us communicate and celebrate the impact of these forums\, the general public will benefit from a deeper understanding of how public and private partnerships can help achieve positive results for all. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-ladwp-development-services-2024-quarterly-meeting-sept-2024/ LOCATION:LADWP Central District Facility\, 1350 Wall Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90015\, United States CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LADWP-Quarterly-Series-591x591-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240820T171351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T181618Z UID:108992-1726732800-1726738200@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Ray Sosa - Chief Planning Officer\, METRO DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Ray Sosa – Chief Planning Officer\, METRO\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas that will ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n\nRay Sosa – Chief Planning Officer\, Countywide Planning & Development\, METRO\nRay Sosa is the Chief Planning Officer in LA Metro’s Countywide Planning & Development Department (CP&D). LA Metro’s CP&D is responsible for planning the county’s regional transit system and programming federal\, state\, and local transportation funds for the county’s transit system\, highway programs\, and locally sponsored\, regionally significant projects of all modes of transportation. \nMr. Sosa’s transportation career has spanned more than two decades in the Southern California region with a focus on planning and delivering major transit projects\, both in the public and private sectors including working at the globally recognized\, AECOM\, where he served in various roles\, including VP West Region Transit Rail Market Sector. \nMr. Sosa earned his master’s degree in Transportation planning from the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and a bachelor’s degree in government from Dartmouth College. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-ray-sosa-chief-planning-officer-metro/ LOCATION:HDR\, 350 S Grand Ave Suite 29\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071 CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240724T223239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T211911Z UID:108116-1725609600-1725615000@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Deputy Chief David Perez - Fire Marshal\, Los Angeles Fire Department DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Deputy Chief David Perez – Fire Marshal\, Los Angeles Fire Department\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series serves as an opportunity for architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas that will ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n\nDeputy Chief David Perez – Fire Marshal\, Los Angeles Fire Department\nAs the Deputy Chief and Bureau Commander of the Fire Prevention Bureau\, David Perez assumes the crucial role of Fire Marshal. This title highlights his significant responsibility in ensuring public safety and preventing fire hazards. \nThe primary responsibility of this assignment is to oversee the Bureau\, which involves: \n+ Maintaining memberships on national committees and organizations to achieve consistency in the application of systems\, methods\, and policies.\n+ Providing liaison with other departments of City government\, outside agencies\, trade\, and industrial organizations.\n+  Directing and coordinating the activities of subordinate officers assigned to the various Sections and Units of the Bureau.\n+  Formulating and assuring conformance to laws relating to arson\, fire prevention\, ordinances\, regulations\, and standards.\n+  Analyzing and evaluating fire causes and trends. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-deputy-chief-david-perez-fire-marshal-los-angeles-fire-department/ LOCATION:Holmes\, 523 West Sixth Street\, #1122\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90014 CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240208T192334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T193136Z UID:101230-1717588800-1717592400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting\n\nThis is a virtual meeting hosted on LADPW’s WebEx platform. Please register in advance to receive the link to access the meeting. \nThese quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development services. \nThe schedule for 2024: \n1. Wednesday\, March 13 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Wednesday\, June 5 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Wednesday\, September 11 (12pm – 1pm)\n4. Wednesday\, December 4  (12pm – 1pm) \nPlease share your specific issues\, recommendations\, challenges\, and/or questions in advance and we’ll add them to the agenda or each meeting.  Email us here = Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n\n\nMORE CONTEXT:\nFor the past 24+ months\, AIA Los Angeles and LADWP have been organizing a quarterly series of roundtable discussions\, which serve as an opportunity to further connect the architecture community and LADWP development services personnel. These quarterly roundtables help to establish a more collaborative partnership and facilitate opportunities to identify solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. \nIn general\, the quarterly meetings serve as forums to: \n1. Build trust and understanding between LADWP personnel and the private sector (architects/ designers/ engineers).\n2. Develop compassion and empathy to better understand each other’s professional priorities and implementation tactics.\n3. Allow idea exchange and interaction — to learn from each other\, and to test out new methods and performance standards.\n4. Establish greater context for how environmental justice\, shade equity\, climate mitigation\, urban heat island\, tree canopy\, building decarbonization\, housing affordability\, 100% electrification\, on-site generation\, and urban design are all inter-related (and therefore require a more connected partnership between LADWP and the architecture community implementing the infrastructure framework to address all of these inter-related challenges).\n5. Expedite and streamline LADPW’s development services. \nMore specifically\, the quarterly forums allow for: \n1. Improve the architects’ understanding of specific LADWP rules\, regulations\, standards\, and procedures – and offer helpful insight on how to better improve those specific regulations and standards to achieve more optimal outcomes.\n2. Create pathways to achieve greater flexibility and clarity of purpose for why certain variances and modifications are necessary\, helpful\, and/or mutually beneficial.\n3. Identify obstacles to implementation\n4. Establish pilot programs to test out new ideas and innovative solutions.\n5. Establish an inventory of code-related obstacles and analyze which codes and regulations may need to be modified/ altered to achieve more effective outcomes\n6. Map out strategies for how to better leverage resources\n7. Prioritize changes in equipment size\, models\, standards\, and ‘cultural habits’ that can assist in delivering positive results (healthier urban design\, greater biodiversity\, safer working conditions\, a more beautiful and less stressful public realm\, etc.)\n8. Identify opportunities to leverage best practices from Southern California Edison as it relate to design standards and protocols that promote more verdant ecosystems in integration with utility infrastructure (relationship between street trees and landscaping w/ utility infrastructure\, etc) and the ability to utilize alternative materials that promote a ‘greener\,’ and less stressful public realm.\n9. The exploration of third-party services\, peer review\, and self-certification\, etc. \nSome of the direct outcomes achieved to date include: \n1. Improved staffing and processing times at BOE for utility permits\n2. More permissible variances for staging areas and transformer pads\, etc.\n3. Streamlined processes for 100% affordable housing (ED #1)\n4. Amortization of line-extensions\, etc\n5. Deeper trust between AIA Los Angeles and LADWP leadership \nIn the future\, as the impact of these sessions further evolves and demonstrates results\, we’d like to make certain: \n1. That these forums serve as a model for how other LA City departments can deepen relationships with the private sector to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n2. Deepen the trust between LADWP and the citizens/ residents/ professionals/ clients it serves. \nWe applaud LADWP’s leadership in prioritizing the partnership between AIA Los Angeles and the utility. If LADWP’s communication team can help us communicate and celebrate the impact of these forums\, the general public will benefit from a deeper understanding of how public and private partnerships can help achieve positive results for all. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-ladwp-development-services-2024-quarterly-meeting-june-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LADWP-Quarterly-Series-591x591-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240603T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240126T181519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T163332Z UID:100870-1717416000-1717419600@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and to hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic that you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n1. Monday\, February 26 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Monday\, June 3 (12pm) // RESCHEDULED FROM Monday\, May 20 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Monday\, September 23 (11am – 12pm)\n4. Monday\, December 9 (12pm – 1pm)\n\nREGISTER HERE\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-may-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Roundtable_turquoise-591x591-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240315T152132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T165922Z UID:102816-1717142400-1717147800@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Alberto M. Carvalho - Superintendent\, Los Angeles Unified School District DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Alberto M. Carvalho – Superintendent\, Los Angeles Unified School District\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series serves as an opportunity for architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas that will ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n\nAlberto M. Carvalho – Superintendent\, Los Angeles Unified School District\nAlberto M. Carvalho has served as Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District\, the nation’s second-largest school district\, since February 2022. He was selected by the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education in a unanimous vote following a comprehensive community engagement process and a nationwide search. \nSince starting at Los Angeles Unified\, Superintendent Carvalho has led the development and implementation of the District’s unanimously approved 2022-2026 Ready for the World Strategic Plan. Numerous initiatives and ideas have enhanced the plan\, including the launch of the STEAM Lab Makerspaces\, Education Transformation Office\, Cultural Arts Passport\, and Family Academy. Through Superintendent Carvalho’s leadership\, Los Angeles Unified has also established seven new education compacts between the District and local municipalities\, made significant progress in greening schools\, and secured upgraded credit ratings\, generating millions in savings. \nDuring his 14-year tenure as Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)\, Superintendent Carvalho garnered local\, state\, national\, and international recognition. His honors include being named Florida’s 2014 Superintendent of the Year\, the 2014 National Superintendent of the Year\, the 2016 winner of the Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education\, the 2018 National Urban Superintendent of the Year\, and the 2019 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Superintendent of the Year. \nUnder his leadership\, M-DCPS became one of the nation’s highest-performing urban school systems\, receiving systemwide accreditation from AdvancEd in 2014 and 2019. M-DCPS was named the 2014 College Board Advanced Placement Equity and Excellence District of the Year and the 2012 winner of the Broad Prize for Urban Education. Superintendent Carvalho is now seeking to elevate Los Angeles Unified to the premier spot in American urban education. \nSuperintendent Carvalho was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to serve on the National Assessment Governing Board. He has served as a committee member for the National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine and is currently serving as an Advisory Committee Member to the Harvard Program on Education Policy and Governance. Superintendent Carvalho is also a dedicated member of the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council\, the National Board of Directors for Common Threads the Posse Foundation\, the Aspen Institute’s Planet Media Task Force\, and code.org. \nSuperintendent Carvalho has been awarded many honorary degrees. He has been honored by the President of Portugal with the “Ordem de Mérito Civil” and by Mexico with the “Ohtli Award.” He was also knighted by King Felipe VI of Spain with the Official Cross of the Orden de Isabel la Católica. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-alberto-m-carvalho-superintendent-los-angeles-unified-school-district/ LOCATION:NAC Architecture\, 837 N. Spring St. - 3rd Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012 CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T093000 DTSTAMP:20260503T203820 CREATED:20240215T231701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T162743Z UID:101543-1717056000-1717061400@www.aialosangeles.org SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum - CEO\, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum – CEO\, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series serves as an opportunity for architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas that will ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \n\nDr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum – CEO\, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)\nDr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum is the CEO of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). LAHSA is the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care and coordinates and manages federal\, state\, county\, and city funds for programs providing shelter\, housing\, and services to people experiencing homelessness. Immediately before joining LAHSA\, Dr. Adams Kellum spent a month consulting with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to shape the Inside Safe program. \nDr. Adams Kellum is perhaps best known for her time as President and CEO of St. Joseph Center\, a social service organization offering outreach & engagement\, housing\, mental health\, and education & vocational programs across Los Angeles County. The Center is a trailblazer in deploying integrated\, multidisciplinary teams to help the most vulnerable homeless individuals obtain and maintain stable housing. Under her leadership\, St. Joseph Center nearly quadrupled its staff\, expanded its services\, and broadened its geographic reach\, becoming a recognized leader in homeless services throughout LA County. \nDr. Adams Kellum holds a gubernatorial appointment to the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s No Place Like Home Program Advisory Committee. She has also served on and continues to support the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Ad Hoc Committee on Black People Experiencing Homelessness\, as well as the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Race Equity Network. She currently sits on the Housing California Board\, Policy Lab Advisory Board\, and the Board of Trustees for Mount Saint Mary’s University. Born and raised in Southern California\, she received her B.A. from the University of Southern California and earned an M.A. from Ball State University before completing her Ph.D. at Stanford University. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-dr-va-lecia-adams-kellum-ceo-los-angeles-homeless-services-authority-lahsa/ LOCATION:KTGY\, 433 S. Spring St.\, Suite 750\, Los Angeles\, 90013 CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aialosangeles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-City-Leaders-Breakfast-Series-Calendar-976x706-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR