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          ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

          ‘Mapping Common Ground’: What I learned this summer in San Diego

          New reason to “think globally, and act locally.”

          YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

          Never Too Soon: Engaging America’s Youngest Citizens Early and Often

          Americans know that retaining their young people requires getting them involved in the civic process early and often.

          GEOJOURNALISM

          Why Story Maps Matter

          People understand the world through stories. People absorb their stories in ever-expanding ways. Here is a preview of a powerful, emerging form of digital story-telling, which we’ll be using frequently in this space.

          BIG LITTLE IDEAS

          A California Project, with Nationwide Ambitions

          American history doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. Crises keep cropping up--and so do ideas and solutions. Many innovations from the 1930s have new relevance for the post-pandemic 2020s. Here is an example, and the thinking behind it.

          BIG LITTLE IDEAS

          A Plan to Grow 90,000 Trees in Los Angeles

          Using tree planting as an axis to connect job creation, climate sustainability, urban renewal, and economic equity and inclusion.

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