Category Archives: Mayor Villaraigosa

Mediterranean-Climate Cities to Converge On Los Angeles

[Press Release] LOS ANGELES, CA (February 16, 2012 ) —How is your city prepaing to deal with the impacts of climate change? That is the question being framed at 2012’s The Mediterranean City: A Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, to be held June … Continue reading

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Clinton Global Initiative Recognizes AEG Farmers Field

Clinton   Global Initiative Recognizes AEG for their Commitment to Action to    Create Farmers Field, Nation’s First Carbon-Neutral NFL Stadium New NFL stadium, event center and modernized Los Angeles Convention Center raise the bar forsustainable entertainment and business development in … Continue reading

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Mayor Villaraigosa Announces Electric Vehicle Pilot Program

(April 21, 2011) LOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LADWP General Manager Ron Nichols, and environmental leaders announced today an LADWP pilot program that will provide rebates of up to $2,000 to the first 1,000 LADWP customers for home chargers and … Continue reading

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>Sustainable Housing, 30/10 and Public Transit in LA

> By Joel Epstein The conference, hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) and now in its ninth year, brought together a well-spoken group of leaders from the real estate, transportation, government, finance and planning communities. With a strong lineup of panelists … Continue reading

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>Los Angeles Goes For FiT – Solar Feed-in Tariffs

> Feed-in Tariff Benefits For Los Angeles If only Los Angeles could bottle the kind of energy seen during Lakers Day Parades, such as the one on Monday, June 21st, there would be little need for discussions about rate hikes … Continue reading

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>Greening Los Angeles – LABC Update

> Designing an Effective Feed-in Tariff for Greater Los Angeles The study  be found here.     labusinesscouncil.org   Building a Green Economy: Connecting Sustainability to Business and Job Creation A Successful Spring Day of  Salons and Solar Powered Possibilities … Continue reading

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>L.A. Gets Chinese Green

> Governor Schwarzenegger joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and officials from Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto Company Limited (BYD) to announce BYD, a leader in electric and hybrid vehicles and other renewable energy products, will locate its North American headquarters … Continue reading

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>Mayor V. of L.A. Publicly Commits To Meatless Mondays

> Antonio Villaraigosa The dashing Los Angeles mayor is fitter than ever before: In a Los Angeles Times interview in January, he boasted about his recent 20-pound weight loss, thanks to regular yoga workouts and a healthy eating plan that … Continue reading

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