Regional Events
The LARC calendar includes climate conferences, meetings, and trainings taking place in, or related to, the county of Los Angeles, California and online.
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Featured Events

LARC April 2025 Network Meeting
Come connect with climate leaders from across Los Angeles.
Agenda
10:00 Welcome & LARC Updates
Upcoming Events & Projects
Featured Funding Opportunities
10:10 Network Updates, Opportunities, & Support
Each participant briefly (~30 sec) responds to the following prompts:
What I’m working on/ interested in exploring is…
What I need is…
How have your work plans changed in 2025?
10:40 Navigating Elective Pay for Clean Energy Projects
Presentation from A.C. Meyer, Lawyers for Good Government
Discussion questions:
o Has your city/organization used Elective Pay?
o What opportunities do you see for using Elective Pay?
o Who in your city/organization needs this information?
11:00 Navigating the Changing Federal Landscape
Presentation from Julia Kim, Farallon Strategies
Discussion questions:
o What alternatives to federal data sources are you using?
o How are you navigating changes in federal funding?
o What strategies are you using for weathering the emotional toll of uncertainty?
11:30 Adjourn
Register here.





LARC #HeatSafeLA Social Media Content Workshop
We invite you to participate in a virtual workshop on Thursday, March 27 from 1:00-2:00PM. The discussion will inform the final content lineup for LARC’s 2025 Extreme Heat Social Media Campaign.
We want to hear your thoughts on this year’s proposed revisions and get our creative minds flowing. If you like time to gather your thoughts, we will be discussing messaging ideas for the following key topics:
Children and Hot Car Deaths
Teens, Teen Athletes, and Heat Stroke
Heat-Resilient Gardens/Yards and role of infrastructure in health
Sun PPE
Accessing Cooling Center resources
Please RSVP for the workshop via zoom: bit.ly/2025ContentWorkshopHeatSafeLA.
If you have suggestions for partners that may be interested in joining our distribution partner network this summer, please connect us or send them our sign-up form.

Assessment of Flood Adaptation Options in Los Angeles County: Workshop #3
In this workshop, researchers from the University of California, Irvine presented an update on their project that simulates three county-wide flood risk adaptation strategies: (a) raising levees, (b) widening channels, and (c) capturing additional stormwater with more green infrastructure and parks.

LARC February 2025 Network Meeting
Presentation: Wildfire Recovery Efforts
Speakers: Alex Hall, UCLA, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability | Ali Frazzini, LA County Chief Sustainability Office | Stephanie Pincetl, UCLA, Director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities
Notes & Slides

LARC December 2024 Network Meeting
Presentation: Public Exchange Infrastructure Equity Project
Speaker: Santina L. Contreras, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, USC
Notes & Slides

LARC October 2024 Network Meeting
Presentation: Living Infrastructure Field Kit
Speakers: Deborah Bloome and Devon Provo, Accelerate Resilience L.A. (ARLA) & Cesar Campos, Spherical Studio
Notes & Slides

LARC September 2024 Network Meeting
Presentation: LA100 Equity Report
Speakers: Greg Reed, LA Department of Water and Power
Notes & Slides

LARC June 2024 Network Meeting
Presentation: Communicating Heat Risk: A guide to inclusive, effective, and coordinated public information campaigns and LARC’s 2024 Extreme Heat Campaign
Speakers: Lauren Dunlap, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation | Erin Coutts, LARC
Notes & Slides

South Coast Climate Collaborative Forum
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Megan Jennings, Rosanna Xia, Safi Nazzal and Judeh the Sheep
Program Details

FloodRISE LA Workshop #2
Presentation: Assessment of Flood Adaptation Options in Los Angeles County
Speakers: Dr. Brett Sanders and Eva Martin, University of California Irvine

LARC April 2024 Network Meeting
Presentations: SB 1 Funding and Technical Assistance Program | LARC 2024 Clean Energy Campaign
Speakers: Emma Koeze, Coastal Quest | Erin Coutts, LARC
Notes & Slides

LARC February 2024 Network Meeting
Presentation:Assessment of Flood Adaptation Options in Los Angeles County
Speakers: Dr. Brett Sanders, University of California Irvine | Dr. Katie Mach, University of Miami
Notes & Slides

LARC December 2023 Network Meeting
Presentation: Climate Readiness Through Local Planning: Vehicle Miles Traveled Policies
Speakers: Dr. Catherine Brinkley, UC Davis | Carter Rubin, Natural Resources Defense Council
Notes & Slides

LARC October 2023 Member Meeting
Presentation: Climate Readiness Through Local Planning: Building Decarbonization Policies
Speakers: Dr. Michael Boswell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | Robyn Eason, USGBC-LA
Notes & Slides

LARC September 2023 Member Meeting
Presentation:LA/Orange County Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Effort
Speakers: Ryan Wolfe and Sebastian Shetty, Southern California Association of Governments
Notes & Slides

LARC June 2023 Member Meeting
Presentation: Building Performance Standards & Climate Goals
Speakers: Rajiv Ravulapati, Institute for Market Transformation | Marc Costa, The Energy Coalition
Notes & Slides

LARC April 2023 Member Meeting
Presentation: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Opportunities
Speakers: Heather Repenning, Executive Officer of Sustainability Policy, LA Metro | Rosie Kang, Senior Project Manager, TRC
Notes & Slides

LARC February 2023 Member Meeting
Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned from Local Leaders of Transformative Climate Communities
Moderator: Thomas Yee from Community Partners
Panelists: Dora Frietze-Armenta, Pacoima Beautiful | Katrina Kubicek, Watts Rising | Zahirah Mann, South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z)
Notes & Slides

LARC December 2022 Member Meeting
Presentation:Local Efforts to Achieve Regional Water Independence
Speakers: Sunny Wang, Water Resources Manager, City of Santa Monica | Erik Porse, Research Engineer, Office of Water Programs, California State University
Notes & Slides

Climate Research Symposium: Understanding Current and Future Energy Use in Los Angeles
Speakers: Stephanie Pincetl | Yifang Zhu | Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda | Crist Khachikian & Natale Zappia
Slides & Recording

Climate Research Symposium: Understanding risks to Los Angeles' changing climate
Speakers: Dr. Alex Hall | Dr. Greg Pierce | Dr. Yousef Bozorgnia | Dr. Kelly Sanders
Slides & Recording

LARC October 2022 Member Meeting
Workshop: OPR Adaptation Planning Grant Program
Participants: LARC Members and Staff
Notes & Slides

LARC October 2022 In-Person Meetup
Workshop: Sustainability Project Networking
Participants: LARC Members and Staff

LARC September 2022 Member Meeting
Presentation:Climate Crossroads: Recommendations for Long-term Resilience & Upcoming Funding Opportunities
Speakers: Julia Kim, Climate Change & Energy Program Director, CivicWell | Anna Friedman, Director of Policy & Programs, Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC)
Notes & Slides

LARC June 2022 Member Meeting
Presentation:LARC 2022 Extreme Heat Campaign
Speakers: Elizabeth Rhoades, Program Director, Climate Change and Sustainability, LACDPH | Erin Coutts, Executive Director, LARC
Notes & Slides

Building Community Resilience: Extreme Heat Strategies from Los Angeles and Sacramento – Part 2
Presentation:Social Solutions and Infrastructure to Support Community Resilience
Speakers: Stephany Campos, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles | Victoria Vasquez, South Sacramento Tree Foundation | Aaron Gross, Office of Mayor Garcetti | Alex Ghenis, Accessible Climate Strategies
Resources & Slides

Building Community Resilience: Extreme Heat Strategies and Funding from Los Angeles and Sacramento - Part 1
Presentation: Extreme Heat Technology & Strategies
Speakers: Maria Koetter, Executive Director, Global Cool Cities Alliance | Mara Luevano, Civic Engineering Associate, StreetsLA | Sarah Schneider, Deputy Director, Cool Roof Rating Council | Nuin-Tara Key | Deputy Director for Climate Resilience, Office of Planning & Research
Resources & Slides

LARC April 2022 Member Meeting
Presentation:SCAG Climate Risk & Vulnerability Assessment Tool
Speakers: Lorianne Esturas, Assistant Regional Planner | Emily Rotman, Regional Planner
Notes & Slides

LARC February 2022 Member Meeting
Presentation:Ending Neighborhood Drilling: A just transition
Speakers: Beth Kent, Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law & Policy, UCLA School of Law | Laura Muraida, Senior Environmental Justice Deputy, Office of Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell | Alison Hahm, Associate Attorney, Communities for a Better Environment
Notes & Slides


LARC October 2021 Member Meeting
Presentation: Climate Funding: California Invests in Community Resilience
Speakers: Michael McCormick, Founder and President, Farallon Strategies | Roger Dickinson, Policy Director, Local Government Commission
Notes & Slides