KNOW TOMORROW is a student led campaign to promote the facts on climate change, and to amplify the voices of Millennials speaking out on the defining issue of our lifetime. KNOW TOMORROW will launch as a social media campaign and will create a National Day of Action on college campuses across the country on October 2, 2015.

KnowTomorrow.org for more information and to sign up

Damnation is a powerful film odyssey across America that explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers.

Join CalTech for a symposim on water resilience and sustainability. 

To implement sea level rise adaptation plans effectively, local actors in California must understand the ways law and legal tools could enhance their adaptive capacity. Learn from law and policy experts Sean B. Hecht and Megan M. Herzog of UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. 

The day-long event is being coordinated by California Greenworks Inc. in conjunction with West Los Angeles College. EarthFest LA is intended to raise the level of awareness about environmental protection, conservation and pollution prevention. EarthFest LA teaches visitors about sustainable ways to live green and how to reduce any negative impact to our environment. 

Each September electric vehicle advocates including Plug In America, Sierra Club, and Electric Auto Association host a national week of Electric Vehicle events. 

Each September electric vehicle advocates including Plug In America, Sierra Club, and Electric Auto Association host a national week of Electric Vehicle events. 

Throughout 2015 the Hammer and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) explore the most pressing issues surrounding the current and future state of water in our series The Next Wave. Learn more about The Next Wave.

Each year the California Chapter organizes a statewide conference allowing members to receive educational opportunities and to network. These popular conferences attract planning professionals from all over California, the United States and throughout the world.

Conferences typically include an opening reception, keynote speakers, concurrent tracks of programs and seminars including practical “nuts and bolts” sessions, mobile workshops to local planning related venues, the APA California Awards event Dinner, and the California Planning Foundation auction to raise funds for scholarships that will be awarded to planning students.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is hosting a Workshop on their recent Data Decision, and in particular how the work of the Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC) should proceed. 

As businesses set goals for lowering energy costs and achieving sustainability, they increasingly look to solar power for clean energy procurement. Both declining solar installation prices and innovative financing options are making solar more affordable than ever. Join this free seminar and webinar to learn more. 

California’s leading voices come together to share information and answer your water questions.  Join us to find out how you can make a difference as we enter the 5th straight year of severe drought.

This summer, EPA’s Local Climate and Energy Program will be hosting a two-part webcast series on the connections among climate change, the heat island effect, and public health. As temperatures rise due to climate change, the heat island effect (which causes built-up areas to be hotter than surrounding areas) is exacerbated, leading to increases in heat-related illnesses, deaths, and other health problems. This series will address both the short-term response needs that local governments face during heat waves and longer-term strategies for reducing the heat island effect in the future

CivicSpark has opened the member application and is recruiting candidates for the 2015-16 service year. Members will spend 11 months assisting California local governments in their response to climate change. All 48 members will have a chance to gain valuable practical experience, develop professional skills, and build a strong network while making a lasting impact in their communities.

Celebrate the first five years of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council and its collaborative efforts to create a more just and sustainable food system in Southern California.

UCLA’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is convening this workshop-style public conference on the current status and future prospects of the LCFS, in order to inform future LCFS design and implementation and to help stakeholders and others interested in transportation fuel carbon reduction policy to better understand the policy’s implications.

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The Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC) in partnership with LEAN Energy US is organizing a day-long Community Choice Energy Forum for local government decision-makers, staff members and key stakeholders on May 18th in downtown Los Angeles between 8:30am – 4:45pm. A no-host reception will be held immediately following the event between 4:45pm – 6:00pm.

Hub is a new mobile app by General Assembly that helps you discover the best tech, business, and design events in LA. Every event recommended on Hub is handpicked for you by curators so you'll know they'll be worth going to. Check out the app at hub.generalassemb.ly

Calling all policy wonks, data nerds, civil servants, and curious citizens, come meet like minded individuals and help us design and build a connected Los Angeles.

We’ll provide the space, the atmosphere, and the snacks. Bring your passion and your laptop.

Learn more here

City Impact Lab Presents:  "Tom LaBonge & The Untold History of Los Angeles" in association with PhotoFriends and the Los Angeles Public Library.

If you're a fan of the City or its history or are trying to work to make an impact in the Los Angeles area, this evening will provide insight and access to one of the longest-serving impact-makers on the Los Angeles City Council

Pasadena has played host to parades, bike races and music festivals, and for the first time is opening its streets to the largest car-free open streets event in America. CicLAvia – Pasadena Presented by Metrotakes place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. The city will lend its own charm and flair to CicLAvia as participants travel along Colorado Boulevard, and down side streets to parks and historic architecture using foot, pedal and non-motorized wheel power. Go Metro to CicLAvia, the event route will connect to the Memorial and Del Mar the Metro Gold Line Stations enabling participants to have a car-free or car-lite day. 

Join the Los Angeles Business Council at their annual Sustainability Summit.

You are invited to the third annual Gathering of Friends Brewing up Support for the Theodore Payne Foundation! Join for a fundraising party at Golden Road Brewing. Have a good time hanging out with like-minded people and supporting a cause you love!  Donations and sponsorships will support the Foundation’s new education facilities. 

The purpose of the following workshops is to gather public input to inform the DRAFT Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program guidelines.