Greening Our Planet, One Bulb at a Time
by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
At 6,500 miles, Los Angeles has the largest network of streets and roads and the second largest number of street lights – 210,000 – to light the way. In 2009, the City of Los Angeles teamed up with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) to find out how much those lights were costing the City - and our climate.
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Engaging the Next Generation to Give Back
One of my favorite pastimes is to share meals and conversations with my friends, many of whom I have met throughout my development and fundraising career. We talk a lot about the causes and candidates we have championed and how far philanthropy has come in the past 15 years.
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Celebrating the Little Rock Nine
As Black History Month comes to a close, we reflect on an historic moment of the civil rights movement and the story of the Little Rock Nine. On September 25, 1957, nine African American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, enrolled in the Little Rock Central High School. Due to their courageous efforts, these students were able to help integrate Little Rock Central...
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Improving Women’s Heart Health
While it is always important for us to take steps to improve all aspects of our health, this month, I encourage you to focus specifically on your cardiovascular health. As we recognize February as American Heart Month, it is critical for us understand just how deeply cardiovascular disease is affecting...
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Arkansas Welcomes the Clinton Health Matters Initiative
While the overall health of our state has begun to improve, Arkansas is still ranked near the bottom in many national health indicator reports. In fact, more than 50 percent of Arkansas adults are living with at least one chronic disease. These people struggle...
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Impact of the 2013 Health Matters Conference
In January the Clinton Foundation hosted its second annual health and wellness conference, Health Matters: Activating Wellness In Every Generation, where conference participants announced pledges to action totaling more than $100 million. These pledges will work to increase access for education, disease prevention...
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