As to which city wields more cultural clout, Shawn Landres says it’s definitely Los Angeles: “Jewish culture creation has shifted west as writers’ rooms and artists have broadly consolidated here.” When it comes to the Jewish power centre, however, Landres says it’s neither New York nor Los Angeles. It’s Washington DC.
From New York to LA: has the epicentre of Jewish America shifted? Read More »
The Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council stands on the side of justice and against the white supremacy that still greatly influences our nation, fueling fear and division.
Standing for justice (Santa Monica Area Interfaith Council) Read More »
Planning Commission Chair Shawn Landres …pushed for a plan to make the Promenade accessible to small entrepreneurs, women, people of color, African-Americans and others who need access to places like the Promenade in order to grow. He also drew the council’s attention to the fact that commissioners only approved the ordinance back in October with
Fast Food Ban Survives Read More »
Commissioner Shawn Landres asked staff to research if City policy puts limitations on the fees associated with condo ownership for low-income buyers. “I think we should find out because there’s not much point approving housing, that is literally unsalable because the very people who are given an opportunity to buy it cannot then afford to
Planning Commission advances condo project Read More »
The City Council appointed Shawn Landres to the Planning Commission at its meeting on August 14th.
Shawn Landres Appointed Santa Monica Planning Commissioner Read More »
Space to Lead: A Century of Civc Leadership in Los Angeles, with Andrea Thabet and William Deverell. Future of Cities: Los Angeles and the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West.
At a time when policymakers and researchers have been inquiring into the nature, purpose, and effectiveness of civic innovation, I led a UCLA Luskin-supported project to map the landscape of local government innovation initiatives in Southern California, in order to learn how local governments are working to be more effective, efficient, responsive, and creative. In collaboration with
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As Chair of the Los Angeles County Productivity Investment Board, I designed and shepherded a $100,000 funding challenge based on the Quality and Productivity Commission’s 2015 report, Digital by Default: Leveraging Software as a Service for Accessibility and Impact. The winning project, submitted by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk with the Internal Services Department, launched a new live
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