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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Pounding Cake Into a Business
When I was starting my own business, I faced many challenges, from financial or logistical issues, to strategic ones. Many small business owners, like myself, are burdened with responsibilities that can prove to be too great to overcome. But when these small businesses fail to get off the ground, it is not only the...
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Featured Solutions: The Kitchen Community
Today about one in three kids is overweight or obese, and only 20 percent of high school students in the United States report eating the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
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Featured Solutions: Prescription Drug Misuse Strategy
Prescription drug abuse is the nation’s fastest-growing drug problem. Today, overdoses involving prescription painkillers kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined, and prescription drug misuse is now the third leading cause of accidental deaths.
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Featured Solutions: Healthier Living in the Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley faces a variety of health issues surrounding health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment. In the Coachella Valley, 17 percent of the overall population does not have access to a healthy food outlet...
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Fostering Student Entrepreneurship
Today’s students serve as the foundation of our economic future, but they face tough challenges. Rising college tuition and poor job prospects are making it difficult for students to achieve self-sufficiency and economic stability. According to a 2011 Current Population Survey conducted by Northeastern University...
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