Sustainable LA @ UCLA
@uclasustainablela.bsky.social
A campus-wide effort convening world-class researchers and societal stakeholders to produce innovative, solutions-oriented research to confront the biggest challenges facing greater LA, California, the U.S., and the world. sustainablela.ucla.edu
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Thanks to co-authors including Faith, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @ucanrwater.bsky.social folks and the 44 workshop participants who contributed their expertise.
And so much support and polishing from @luskininnovation.bsky.social & @uclasustainablela.bsky.social teams.
And so much support and polishing from @luskininnovation.bsky.social & @uclasustainablela.bsky.social teams.
What are we learning about the role water systems can realistically play during urban wildfires? Our new report out today, a year after the devastating LA fires, synthesizes the outcomes of a recent expert workshop innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2026/01/07/u...
Urban Wildfire: Water System Capacities and Limitations | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Researchers convene statewide experts to assess firefighting capacity, infrastructure gaps, and policy solutions.
innovation.luskin.ucla.edu
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Thanks to co-authors including Faith, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @ucanrwater.bsky.social folks and the 44 workshop participants who contributed their expertise.
And so much support and polishing from @luskininnovation.bsky.social & @uclasustainablela.bsky.social teams.
And so much support and polishing from @luskininnovation.bsky.social & @uclasustainablela.bsky.social teams.
ICYMI our Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance webinar recording is now available.
👉 Watch the full discussion, read key takeaways, and more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/policym...
👉 Watch the full discussion, read key takeaways, and more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/policym...
Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance Webinar Recap
Watch the the first in a series of webinar discussions on defensible space that SLAGC is organizing. During Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance, experts discussed what is a...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ICYMI our Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance webinar recording is now available.
👉 Watch the full discussion, read key takeaways, and more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/policym...
👉 Watch the full discussion, read key takeaways, and more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/policym...
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Based on the unique way that the role of water system infrastructure in the Palisades fire has been covered and perceived, we put out a new issue brief today to answer a simple question:
How often have the 'hydrants run dry' in recent major wildfires across the U.S. West?
How often have the 'hydrants run dry' in recent major wildfires across the U.S. West?
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Based on the unique way that the role of water system infrastructure in the Palisades fire has been covered and perceived, we put out a new issue brief today to answer a simple question:
How often have the 'hydrants run dry' in recent major wildfires across the U.S. West?
How often have the 'hydrants run dry' in recent major wildfires across the U.S. West?
Join us for Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Management on Friday December 12, 2025 at 12 p.m. PT
👉 Register today: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@edithdeguzman.bsky.social | @travislongcore.bsky.social | Max Moritz | Alessandro Ossola | Nurit Katz
👉 Register today: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@edithdeguzman.bsky.social | @travislongcore.bsky.social | Max Moritz | Alessandro Ossola | Nurit Katz
December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Join us for Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Management on Friday December 12, 2025 at 12 p.m. PT
👉 Register today: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@edithdeguzman.bsky.social | @travislongcore.bsky.social | Max Moritz | Alessandro Ossola | Nurit Katz
👉 Register today: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@edithdeguzman.bsky.social | @travislongcore.bsky.social | Max Moritz | Alessandro Ossola | Nurit Katz
Important new work looking at @ladwp.com's LA100 Equity Strategies: "This case study highlights both the promise and the limitations of applied energy justice in the context of large-scale grid decarbonization."
👉 Read the case study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
👉 Read the case study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Energy justice at the utility scale: Insights from Los Angeles's path to decarbonization
Decarbonization of our energy systems is key to alleviating environmental injustices and enabling a more sustainable, livable planet for all. Yet, wit…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Important new work looking at @ladwp.com's LA100 Equity Strategies: "This case study highlights both the promise and the limitations of applied energy justice in the context of large-scale grid decarbonization."
👉 Read the case study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
👉 Read the case study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Read our suggestions for how to kickstart the important transformation of our urban environment to help shield residents from the worst effects of rising temperatures @uclaioes.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social
law.ucla.edu/news/reducin...
law.ucla.edu/news/reducin...
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Read our suggestions for how to kickstart the important transformation of our urban environment to help shield residents from the worst effects of rising temperatures @uclaioes.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social
law.ucla.edu/news/reducin...
law.ucla.edu/news/reducin...
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Here's a blog with @fkearns.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and others on a topic that remains top of mind:
"Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations"
Summarizing our Aug 18 workshop w/ 35 external participants.
ucanr.edu/blog/conflue...
"Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations"
Summarizing our Aug 18 workshop w/ 35 external participants.
ucanr.edu/blog/conflue...
Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
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October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Here's a blog with @fkearns.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and others on a topic that remains top of mind:
"Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations"
Summarizing our Aug 18 workshop w/ 35 external participants.
ucanr.edu/blog/conflue...
"Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations"
Summarizing our Aug 18 workshop w/ 35 external participants.
ucanr.edu/blog/conflue...
CCSC leveraged their expertise to project future electricity use and assess impacts of solar reqs. on planning for rebuilding energy infrastructure post-fire.
This report builds off @ccscatucla.bsky.social team's recent work for the Blue Ribbon Commission.
Report: www.ioes.ucla.edu/project/esti...
This report builds off @ccscatucla.bsky.social team's recent work for the Blue Ribbon Commission.
Report: www.ioes.ucla.edu/project/esti...
August 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
CCSC leveraged their expertise to project future electricity use and assess impacts of solar reqs. on planning for rebuilding energy infrastructure post-fire.
This report builds off @ccscatucla.bsky.social team's recent work for the Blue Ribbon Commission.
Report: www.ioes.ucla.edu/project/esti...
This report builds off @ccscatucla.bsky.social team's recent work for the Blue Ribbon Commission.
Report: www.ioes.ucla.edu/project/esti...
From the start of UCLA's partnership with the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery in Feb '25, a critical part of our work was to spearhead a robust community engagement effort.
📰 Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/amplify...
📰 Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/amplify...
July 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
From the start of UCLA's partnership with the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery in Feb '25, a critical part of our work was to spearhead a robust community engagement effort.
📰 Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/amplify...
📰 Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/amplify...
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“UCLA is proud to have been the [Blue Ribbon] commission’s research partner in this important undertaking. With strong leadership that’s accountable to communities, we can build back quickly and be better prepared for future fires,” said @mullinmeg.bsky.social
📣 New Report: the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery published its Final Policy Recommendations aimed at charting a post-fire recovery. @uclacollege.bsky.social provided in-depth research and considerations.
Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
June 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“UCLA is proud to have been the [Blue Ribbon] commission’s research partner in this important undertaking. With strong leadership that’s accountable to communities, we can build back quickly and be better prepared for future fires,” said @mullinmeg.bsky.social
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Read the 50+ new policy recommendations covering everything from urgently needed actions to building standards and vegetation management efforts to ways to support the expedient housing construction and workforce development the region will need to fully recover. legal-planet.org/2025/06/23/h...
Here’s How the Palisades and Altadena Can Rebuild Better - Legal Planet
In partnership with UCLA, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery has released its final recommendations.
legal-planet.org
June 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Read the 50+ new policy recommendations covering everything from urgently needed actions to building standards and vegetation management efforts to ways to support the expedient housing construction and workforce development the region will need to fully recover. legal-planet.org/2025/06/23/h...
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With strong guidance, government can streamline rebuilding "that makes these communities more fire-safe, more climate-resilient,” says @mullinmeg.bsky.social, who led the UCLA team & spoke w/ @ianjames.bsky.social @latimes.com @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/40grypH
L.A. needs new authority to oversee rebuilding after firestorms, panel says
An independent panel is urging California lawmakers to create a new authority to oversee rebuilding after the firestorms in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
www.latimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
With strong guidance, government can streamline rebuilding "that makes these communities more fire-safe, more climate-resilient,” says @mullinmeg.bsky.social, who led the UCLA team & spoke w/ @ianjames.bsky.social @latimes.com @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/40grypH
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Big release! UCLA Research Informing Resilient Rebuilding & the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire-Safe Recovery Policy Recommendations. Civic leaders, fire survivors & 40+ scholars led by @mullinmeg.bsky.social @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/3SYRTov
June 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big release! UCLA Research Informing Resilient Rebuilding & the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire-Safe Recovery Policy Recommendations. Civic leaders, fire survivors & 40+ scholars led by @mullinmeg.bsky.social @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/3SYRTov
📣 New Report: the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery published its Final Policy Recommendations aimed at charting a post-fire recovery. @uclacollege.bsky.social provided in-depth research and considerations.
Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
June 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📣 New Report: the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery published its Final Policy Recommendations aimed at charting a post-fire recovery. @uclacollege.bsky.social provided in-depth research and considerations.
Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
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Out today: the final Blue Ribbon Commission report on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery as well as the backdrop UCLA Research Context and Considerations Report
sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
Supporting a Safe and Resilient LA Recovery
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June 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Out today: the final Blue Ribbon Commission report on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery as well as the backdrop UCLA Research Context and Considerations Report
sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA
‼️ Grant funding opportunity
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine @dgsomucla.bsky.social are partnering to provide pilot funding to support wildfire-related research across disciplines.
👉 Learn more and apply today: ctsi.ucla.edu/funding-and-...
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine @dgsomucla.bsky.social are partnering to provide pilot funding to support wildfire-related research across disciplines.
👉 Learn more and apply today: ctsi.ucla.edu/funding-and-...
CTSI / David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Wildfire Response Pilot Award | Clinical and Translational Science Institute
UCLA CTSI/UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Wildfire Response Pilot Award
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May 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
‼️ Grant funding opportunity
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine @dgsomucla.bsky.social are partnering to provide pilot funding to support wildfire-related research across disciplines.
👉 Learn more and apply today: ctsi.ucla.edu/funding-and-...
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine @dgsomucla.bsky.social are partnering to provide pilot funding to support wildfire-related research across disciplines.
👉 Learn more and apply today: ctsi.ucla.edu/funding-and-...
🎉 SLAGC is excited to welcome aboard our new cohort of student workers. SLAGC's Information Analysts are hard at work producing rapid response briefings to inform the work we do.
🔍 Learn more about SLAGC and its core initiatives and programs: sustainablela.ucla.edu
🔍 Learn more about SLAGC and its core initiatives and programs: sustainablela.ucla.edu
April 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🎉 SLAGC is excited to welcome aboard our new cohort of student workers. SLAGC's Information Analysts are hard at work producing rapid response briefings to inform the work we do.
🔍 Learn more about SLAGC and its core initiatives and programs: sustainablela.ucla.edu
🔍 Learn more about SLAGC and its core initiatives and programs: sustainablela.ucla.edu
🎉 SLAGC is proud to have played a key role in this critical partnership, connecting @ladwp.bsky.social to UCLA's experts, helping set research agendas, and facilitating the ongoing relationship b/w UCLA and the nation's largest municipal utility.
Background: sustainablela.ucla.edu/la100-equity...
Background: sustainablela.ucla.edu/la100-equity...
Our short @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Energy piece led by @ioes.ucla.edu's Rachel Sheinberg is out reflecting on lessons learned from the first few years of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's unique 100 Equity Strategies effort.
April 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🎉 SLAGC is proud to have played a key role in this critical partnership, connecting @ladwp.bsky.social to UCLA's experts, helping set research agendas, and facilitating the ongoing relationship b/w UCLA and the nation's largest municipal utility.
Background: sustainablela.ucla.edu/la100-equity...
Background: sustainablela.ucla.edu/la100-equity...
CWRI is excited to launch this new working group and to be working closely with the deeply knowledgable experts at #UCLALuskin and #UCANR to tackle the urgent challenges our water systems--and the communities that rely on them--face.
👉 Learn more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
👉 Learn more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
April 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
CWRI is excited to launch this new working group and to be working closely with the deeply knowledgable experts at #UCLALuskin and #UCANR to tackle the urgent challenges our water systems--and the communities that rely on them--face.
👉 Learn more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
👉 Learn more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
#ICYMI check out this important piece discussing major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires published in @naturewaterjnl.bsky.social sky.social last month by @gregspierce.bsky.social, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social, & @mullinmeg.bsky.social.
Out now! A Comment in Nature Water discusses major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfires - Nature Water
Three major implications stemming from the water supply narratives around the Los Angeles fires have emerged: the need for greater infrastructure resilience, considering the uneven costs of new expect...
www.nature.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
#ICYMI check out this important piece discussing major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires published in @naturewaterjnl.bsky.social sky.social last month by @gregspierce.bsky.social, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social, & @mullinmeg.bsky.social.
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Thrilled to be leading this w @fkearns.bsky.social, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and Erik Porse.
Thanks to the UCLA Climate and Wildfire Initiative @uclasustainablela.bsky.social for enabling this work.
Look forward to collaborating w many folks here and welcome your ideas!
Thanks to the UCLA Climate and Wildfire Initiative @uclasustainablela.bsky.social for enabling this work.
Look forward to collaborating w many folks here and welcome your ideas!
CWRI launches its newest working group: Urban Water Supply + Wildfire. Chaired by @gregspierce.bsky.social (@luskininnovation.bsky.social), this effort brings together UCLA & @ucanr.bsky.social expertise to develop solutions to post-fire water infrastructure challenges. sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
April 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Thrilled to be leading this w @fkearns.bsky.social, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and Erik Porse.
Thanks to the UCLA Climate and Wildfire Initiative @uclasustainablela.bsky.social for enabling this work.
Look forward to collaborating w many folks here and welcome your ideas!
Thanks to the UCLA Climate and Wildfire Initiative @uclasustainablela.bsky.social for enabling this work.
Look forward to collaborating w many folks here and welcome your ideas!
CWRI launches its newest working group: Urban Water Supply + Wildfire. Chaired by @gregspierce.bsky.social (@luskininnovation.bsky.social), this effort brings together UCLA & @ucanr.bsky.social expertise to develop solutions to post-fire water infrastructure challenges. sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
April 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
CWRI launches its newest working group: Urban Water Supply + Wildfire. Chaired by @gregspierce.bsky.social (@luskininnovation.bsky.social), this effort brings together UCLA & @ucanr.bsky.social expertise to develop solutions to post-fire water infrastructure challenges. sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri
Exciting to see SLAGC Director Alex Hall represent @uclacollege.bsky.social on stage with the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall at @sierraclub.org's 2025 Symposium. Alex spoke to the urgent need for universities to work with communities as we face the very real consequences of #climatechange.
April 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Exciting to see SLAGC Director Alex Hall represent @uclacollege.bsky.social on stage with the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall at @sierraclub.org's 2025 Symposium. Alex spoke to the urgent need for universities to work with communities as we face the very real consequences of #climatechange.
Important work on the pressing issue of planning for #extremeheat in #urban environments. #climateadaptation #publicpolicy
New article in Local Environment out from me, @cjgabbe.bsky.social @laurendunlap.bsky.social + several Santa Clara and UCLA students.
Planning for heat beyond the big city: comparing smaller cities’ heat activities, opportunities, and constraints in California www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Planning for heat beyond the big city: comparing smaller cities’ heat activities, opportunities, and constraints in California www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Planning for heat beyond the big city: comparing smaller cities’ heat activities, opportunities, and constraints in California
Addressing extreme heat has emerged as a key frontier of urban climate adaptation planning. However, most studies have focused on large cities, whereas most of the existing urban population lives a...
www.tandfonline.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Important work on the pressing issue of planning for #extremeheat in #urban environments. #climateadaptation #publicpolicy
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Honored to serve as UCLA PI on this effort.
We'll bring expertise from across UCLA & other area universities to support the Commission in rebuilding communities that are resilient to the climate conditions of our present & future.
@uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social
We'll bring expertise from across UCLA & other area universities to support the Commission in rebuilding communities that are resilient to the climate conditions of our present & future.
@uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social
Another rebuilding effort being announced this morning by LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath in partnership with UCLA.
This one is the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery, developing "safer, fire-hardened communities given the 21st century reality of climate change"
This one is the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery, developing "safer, fire-hardened communities given the 21st century reality of climate change"
Announcing new COMMISSION ON CLIMATE ACTION AND FIRE SAFE RECOVERY
YouTube video by County of Los Angeles
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February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Honored to serve as UCLA PI on this effort.
We'll bring expertise from across UCLA & other area universities to support the Commission in rebuilding communities that are resilient to the climate conditions of our present & future.
@uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social
We'll bring expertise from across UCLA & other area universities to support the Commission in rebuilding communities that are resilient to the climate conditions of our present & future.
@uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social