Table Talk
Antonio Villaraigosa: Reflections on Los Angeles and California
The former mayor and veteran California politico takes stock of his city and state
Features
Profile
Boyarsky on Dukakis: Political Veterans Reflect
Veteran journalist Bill Boyarsky confers with veteran politician Mike Dukakis.
Research
Brown v. Trump on Climate Change
Jerry Brown and Donald Trump see the world differently. One will prevail.
Profile
L.A.’s Power Broker: Herb Wesson
Herb Wesson, L.A. City Council president, wields great power at City Hall. Here’s how.
Research
Cleaning Water: A Lifelong Quest
Eric Hoek has spent his life searching for ways to clean water. He’s succeeding.
Research
Making Climate Change Real
Climate change may be easier to ignore in the abstract. One researcher tries to bring it home.
Table Talk
Eric Garcetti: L.A. Water, Past and Future
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti discusses water with Blueprint’s Jim Newton.
Table Talk
Gov. Jerry Brown: The Long Struggle For The Good Cause
Jerry Brown has been fighting for the environment for decades. He reflects on that history.
Research
Energy Policy Reconsidered
“We help utilities and utility regulators think about how to design programs … to bring more clean power into the air.”
Research
Power Users: Learning to Waste Less
UCLA researchers create a new atlas to map energy use and identify ways to conserve.
Sketches
Editor's Note
Federalism: New Tests of an Old Idea
Welcome to Blueprint’s look at federalism in the Age of Trump.
Landscape
Time Running on California’s Water Future
As time runs out on his governorship, Jerry Brown tries to complete a long effort to re-do California’s water system.
Editor's Note
Welcome to Blueprint on Philanthropy
This issue, we set out to look at the intersection of policy and philanthropy, as well as some of L.A.’s leading philanthropists.
Landscape
California Faces Its Future
As the race for governor accelerates, the issues become clearer.
Landscape
Tom Steyer: Gadfly or Governor?
Billionaire investor Tom Steyer eyes his future in California politics.
Editor's Note
California and the Changing Climate
Blueprint looks at the future of water in California.
Landscape
Mark Gold: Grand Challenge for a Proven Advocate
Mark Gold, once of Heal the Bay, bring his advocacy skills to UCLA’s Grand Challenge.
Landscape
New York’s Water Troubles
New York doesn’t face California’s drought, but it has water troubles of its own.
Takeaway
Solutions Worthy of The Water Challenge
Time is running out to address climate change; thankfully, there are many ideas for doing so.
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Jerry Brown on the Earth
Video special: Gov. Jerry Brown discusses environmentalism, politics and his own history.
