New Voters Project Training - Working with your campus vote coalitions
2023-08-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Learn how to work with your campus communities to help register and mobilize student voters on your campus.
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BE HEARD: Working with Policy Makers
2023-08-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
This series aims to inspire students and practitioners of environmental health science to share their research in an effort to promote meaningful exchange.
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Code Breaker: Solar, Battery & Zero Net Carbon Design — 2022 Energy Code
2023-08-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Solar and battery requirements have evolved in the California energy code over the past decade.
This webinar will cover 2022 code requirements for all occupancies of buildings at a high level in a short 1-hour introduction to solar and battery for Single Family, Multifamily, and Nonresidential buildings. We will use examples to illustrate how much is required, exceptions, and Zero Net Carbon design concepts and give previews of longer Energy Code Ace offerings on renewable energy.
Learning Objectives:

Recognize when solar photovoltaic and battery systems are required in single-family homes
Recognize when solar photovoltaic and battery systems are required in Nonresidential buildings and Multifamily buildings
Explain how solar and battery systems improve grid harmony of buildings and onsite consumption of solar energy
Understand how alternative design options for single-family homes and nonresidential buildings can achieve ZNCD using efficiency measures, solar, and battery systems
Identify online resources for more guidance on these topics

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Free Countywide Mattress Recycling Event
2023-08-05 09:00 - 14:00 | Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park and Recreation Area, 905 E El Segundo Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, United States
Looking to get rid of an old mattress? You’ve got options, lots of them! Whether you live in an incorporated or unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, there are multiple locations where you can bring your mattresses to be recycled – at no cost.
The Countywide Mattress Recycling Program hosts free community collection events for L.A. County residents to bring used mattresses for proper disposal and recycling. Residents can also find other free permanent mattress collections on ByeByeMattress.com. Thousands of residents have taken advantage of these free services, and you can, too!
County residents should also contact their waste hauler for free bulky item pick up services. Bottom line, there is no reason for any County resident to have to unnecessarily pay for a mattress collection.
NOTE: Mattress/box springs will not be accepted from commercial business haulers.

New Voters Project Training - Registering student voters 101
2023-08-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Learn how to work with your campus communities to help register and mobilize student voters on your campus. Learn the best practices for how to engage students peer-to-peer.
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WaterNow Alliance 2023 Emerging Leader Awards Ceremony
2023-08-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join us to celebrate this year’s cohort, who are advancing innovative, sustainable, and equitable water solutions in their communities!
This year’s winners have led projects pushing for Spanish-speaking support for utility customers, supporting outdoor water conservation initiatives in underserved communities, creating space and support for the Black community within the water sector, championing outdoor water efficiency, and integrating green stormwater infrastructure in schoolyards.
Travis Loop, founder and host of waterloop podcast, will be the keynote speaker and host of this year’s ceremony, taking the audience through the winners’ stories. Travis explores the progress and success in tackling water challenges in the United States by featuring people and projects advancing sustainability and equity in water.
The Emerging Leader Award is dedicated to celebrating and advancing mid-level professionals from backgrounds and identities under-represented in the water utility space, who are poised to take on leadership positions in the coming years. By recognizing the emerging leaders of today, we aim to support their growth while celebrating their achievements, creating a strong foundation from which water utilities can address the sustainability challenges of tomorrow.
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High-Quality Jobs in the Clean Energy Transition
2023-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Wage inequality in the United States has increased dramatically over the past 40 years, but historic new investments in climate and clean energy in recent federal legislation provide a significant opportunity to create high-quality jobs with strong labor standards. The Biden administration has also issued executive orders to encourage high-road labor standards on federally funded climate and clean energy projects.
In this webinar, EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz will sit down with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to discuss how high-quality job creation in the clean energy transition can benefit workers and communities and have broader beneficial ripple effects across the U.S. labor market, economy, and society.
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Following their conversation, EFI Foundation Distinguished Associate David Foster and Legal Fellow Hannah Sachs will give an exclusive overview of a new EFI Foundation report: “Job Quality—The Keystone of Clean Energy Industrial Policy.” The report delves into how to leverage the spending power of the federal government to ensure the creation of accessible, high-quality jobs with family-sustaining wages, comprehensive benefits, and the free and fair choice to join a union.
The webinar will conclude with a panel discussion between clean energy business leaders and union representatives on why and how they have chosen to collaborate using the tools contained in recent legislation and analyzed in the report.
Panel Discussion:
• Timothy Mack, Foundation and Localization Manager, US Wind, Inc.
• Kevin Reilly, Assistant Director for Policy, Laborers International Union of North America
• Samantha Smith (moderator), Strategic Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Jobs, AFL-CIO
• Adam Sokolski, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, EDF Renewables
• Jim Strong, International Representative, United Steelworkers

New Voters Project Training - Running a non-partisan voter registration drive
2023-08-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Learn how to work with your campus communities to help register and mobilize student voters on your campus, including best practices and resources.
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Smart Gardening Webinar - Intro to Composting
2023-08-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-08-17 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Intro to Composting: learn about backyard and worm composting to create a rich soil amendment to nourish your garden.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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Workshop: Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption with Curb Management
2023-08-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) on Thursday August 10, from 10am to 12pm PDT for Accelerating EV Adoption with Automated Curb Management Strategies Workshop.
Cities across the nation are working to reduce transportation emissions and encourage the adoption of zero emission vehicles, even as pollution and traffic congestion associated with e-commerce deliveries and rideshare driving is increasing.
This virtual workshop will share early lessons from a U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office (DOE VTO) grant that LACI is administering together with partners in local government, startups, academia, community orgs, and more to scale zero emission delivery zones via applications and integration of curb management in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Santa Monica. The workshop programming will:

Showcase technical and policy-based curb management frameworks developed by Carnegie Mellon University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Southern California METRANS, and Cityfi
Feature conversations between city agencies and LACI startup Automotus, which is helping cities manage the rapid rise in commercial vehicle activity using fully automated solutions, and
Facilitate discussions on future pilot efforts as well as the curb management challenges and opportunities that are taking place in other cities.

Please register to receive the workshop Zoom URL. Zoom details and login instructions will be sent via email in the days prior to the event.
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ABOUT THE EV PILOT STUDY
This pilot study to improve curb management strategies that will bolster EV adoption for last mile delivery, reduce air pollution in disadvantaged communities and environmental justice areas, and increase productivity at the curb. The pilot also serves as a cleantech demonstration opportunity for automated curb management solutions utilizing Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology that can empower cities to reduce emissions and traffic congestion and increase safety in communities.
Now at the midway point of the pilot study, LACI and our project partners invite city transportation departments and other interested stakeholders across the country to learn more about our initial learnings, and tools and resources created by project partners. We will also share information on LACI’s newly-announced Zero Emission Delivery City Challenge and how cities can apply to get involved in our first cohort.
ZERO EMISSIONS DELIVERY CITY CHALLENGE RFI
As another expansion of LACI’s work on zero emissions delivery with Santa Monica, LACI released the Zero Emissions Delivery City Challenge RFI, which aims to identify an additional 5-7 U.S. cities with which to pilot zero emission delivery solutions by 2025.
Cities selected from the RFI process will be part of a national network that shares lessons learned and new ideas, works together to attract funding, and collaborates to problem solve for the electrification of delivery systems in different city constructs. While this RFI is a separate initiative from this webinar, the two opportunities provide a great example of how cities will benefit from being a part of the Zero Emissions National Network to share tools, resources and lessons learned that will support accomplishing Zero Emission Transportation goals .
WORKSHOP AGENDA
10:00a – 10:15a: Workshop Overview & Introductions – LACI will set the stage for the event by going over the agenda, objective and have introductions with all attendees in the room.
10:15a – 10:25a: Overview of VTO Project Accomplishment – LACI staff will provide a background overview on the project, its goals and milestones, partnerships and its ambitions later this year and next.
10:25a – 10:30a: Presentation on Zero Emissions Delivery City Challenge – LACI Staff will present on Zero Emission Delivery City Challenge, what the RFI Opportunity was and how the challenge will help support cities in delivery system electrification.
10:30a – 10:55a: Presentation on Metric Methodology, ALPR Resources, & Tools – VTO partners Cityfi and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will provide a presentation on Metric Methodology, standard and elected metrics last mile EV adoption and ALPR Tools.
10:55a – 11:30a: Presentation on ALPR technology, Modeling Approach, & Policy Structure – Partners Automotus, the City of LA, the City of Santa Monica, and the City of Pittsburgh present on ALPR technology, modeling approach, policy structure and how each city is working on enforcement.
11:30a – 12:00p: Break Out Discussions – An opportunity for the cities to network amongst each other and for us to learn a bit more about their challenges and what resources should be included in the roadmap.

Food and Film: Farming - Harvest
2023-08-11 19:30 - 22:30 | Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
In-person:
Pre-screening Q&A with chef Alice Waters and farmer Alex Weiser (Weiser Family Farms and Tehachapi Grain Project), moderated by Laurie Ochoa (L.A. Times).
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.
Harvest
Regain, France, 1937
With the name of Chez Panisse inspired by a character from Marcel Pagnol’s César (1938) it’s only fitting that we begin this series with Pagnol’s enchanting paean to agrarian France. After years of migration to the big cities, a remote village nestled on a hilltop is down to its last few inhabitants, including Pantrule (Gabriel Gabrio), a hulking but gentle hermit who longs to revive the town. When he encounters Arsule (Orane Demazis), a woman on the run looking to start over herself, the pair begin tilling the earth to grow wheat and hopefully revive a whole way of life. Pagnol suffuses every shot of their labor and the land with tenderness and care in a film about the beauty and dignity of the simple things.
DCP, b&w, in French with English subtitles, 127 min. Director: Marcel Pagnol. Screenwriter: Jean Giono, Marcel Pagnol. With: Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Gabriel Gabrio.
Part of:
Food and Film: Farming
Dinner and a movie. It’s a combination, a social custom, perhaps, almost as old as the movies themselves. But where the public fascination with how movies get made still drives an entire media industry, we’ve been less willing, by comparison, to learn as much about how a meal comes together, how the food on our plate gets there. Few people have been more instrumental in changing that than Alice Waters. The co-founder with film producer Paul Aratow of the award-winning Chez Panisse in 1971, the legendary Bay Area chef and restaurateur has been a central, passionate advocate of the farm-to-table movement which promotes seasonal, organic and locally sourced ingredients for restaurants, schools and in the home. Waters’ philosophy is predicated on eating being a political act; where and whom you get your food from and the conviction that sustainable farming practices are essential to building sustainable, thriving communities. The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum are thrilled to partner with Waters for an ongoing series that explores how movies from around the world have represented food and food production. Each program will pair a selection of movies with a special dinner at Lulu restaurant at the Hammer Museum, Waters’ latest culinary celebration. For the inaugural weekend, they’ve curated a program of films centered on community, farms and the people they help sustain.

Smart Gardening Webinar - Organic Gardening
2023-08-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-08-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-08-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Organic Gardening: build healthy soil, grow herbs and vegetables, and address plant pests and diseases using organic methods.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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Botanical Garden Tour
2023-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Explore this living museum, featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join Garden Educators for a free guided tour of the garden. You’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the garden. Restrooms are available at this location.
Important: Plan on arriving a few minutes early as the tour will leave on time at 10 a.m.
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Break the Cycle of Fast Fashion
2023-08-12 14:00 - 17:00 | LACI, 525 S Hewitt St, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
As part of its latest monthly meeting, the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) presents a talk on fast fashion.
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Food and Film: Farming - Our Daily Bread / Under the Fig Trees
2023-08-12 19:30 - 23:00 | Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.
Our Daily Bread
U.S., 1934
Struggling in the thick of the Depression, a young couple, John and Mary Sims (Karen Morley and Tom Keene), receive an unexpected offer to take over a farm. Working the land quickly proves overwhelming for the urbanites until they invite other displaced people to join a collective community to turn the farm around. Director King Vidor brings ample verve to this American pastoral as ordinary folk swelling with can-do spirit flock to the Sims’ experiment in share-and-share alike living. Just a touch of proto-noir shadow falls across the fields when Barbara Peppers’ platinum blonde attracts the husband’s eye but when a drought threatens, the community calls, and Vidor orchestrates a thrilling finale around, of all things, a communal irrigation project.
DCP, b&w, 80 min. Director: King Vidor. Screenwriter: King Vidor, Elizabeth Hill, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With: Karen Morley, Tom Keene, Barbara Pepper.
Under the Fig Trees
Tunisia/Switzerland/France/Qatar/Germany, 2021
Beginning at sunrise, with the soft light cutting through the darkness, a crew of workers — women and men, old and young — begin their day working in a fig orchard. Closely following a group of teenage girls, filmmaker Erige Sehiri tenderly brings the everyday acts of labor and intergenerational workers into focus, as they flirt, converse and work among the trees for the day. This first feature is a stunning debut, one of tender moments, flowing with conversation and farming, that celebrates the mundane and the small moments that happen between people while they work.
DCP, color, 92 min. In Arabic with English subtitles. Director: Erige Sehiri. Screenwriter: Peggy Hamann, Ghalya Lacroix, Erige Sehiri. With: Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili.
Part of:
Food and Film: Farming
Dinner and a movie. It’s a combination, a social custom, perhaps, almost as old as the movies themselves. But where the public fascination with how movies get made still drives an entire media industry, we’ve been less willing, by comparison, to learn as much about how a meal comes together, how the food on our plate gets there. Few people have been more instrumental in changing that than Alice Waters. The co-founder with film producer Paul Aratow of the award-winning Chez Panisse in 1971, the legendary Bay Area chef and restaurateur has been a central, passionate advocate of the farm-to-table movement which promotes seasonal, organic and locally sourced ingredients for restaurants, schools and in the home. Waters’ philosophy is predicated on eating being a political act; where and whom you get your food from and the conviction that sustainable farming practices are essential to building sustainable, thriving communities. The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum are thrilled to partner with Waters for an ongoing series that explores how movies from around the world have represented food and food production. Each program will pair a selection of movies with a special dinner at Lulu restaurant at the Hammer Museum, Waters’ latest culinary celebration. For the inaugural weekend, they’ve curated a program of films centered on community, farms and the people they help sustain.

Studying Carnivores and Climates in the Past and Present with Dr. Anthony Friscia
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Come join other UCLA Bruins in studying carnivores and climates in the past and present with Dr. Anthony Friscia.
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Smart Gardening Webinar - Water-Wise Gardening
2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-08-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Water-wise Gardening: create a beautiful drought-tolerant landscape and learn about grasscycling to fortify your lawn.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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Price Presents: Mending Metro
2023-08-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
With traffic continuing to snarl Los Angeles County’s freeways and an urgent need to reduce auto emissions to curb climate change, the need for public transportation has never been more urgent. But a recent sharp increase in crimes on our local train system has made riders more reluctant than ever to ride the rails.
Is there a fix? Join an in-depth discussion about how to mend the L.A. Metro system so that it can realize its promise to provide affordable, efficient and low-emission transportation.
Speakers
Jim McDonnell, Director, USC Price Safe Communities Institute; former Sheriff, Los Angeles County
Rachel Uranga, Transportation and Mobility Reporter, Los Angeles Times
Gina Osborn, Chief Safety Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Moderator: Genevieve Giuliano, Distinguished Professor and Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in
Effective Local Government, USC Price
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Student PIRGs Civic Leadership Training Program - Activist Boot Camp
2023-08-18 - 2023-08-19 | Online
Building on a successful training program that has provided skills and training for thousands of students over the last 50 years, the Student PIRGs’ Civic Leadership Training Program will provide students the training they need to run effective campaigns in their community. Students who complete the program will receive a badge of completion on LinkedIn and opportunities for future leadership during the school year. Trainings and meetings will happen virtually. This is a 2-day boot camp, an accelerated version of the program.
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Some of the Skills you will learn
Building a team of student volunteers and leaders
How to use peer-to-peer tactics to mobilize students (phonebanking, class announcements, and in person events)
Organizing strategic in person and online actions and events
Developing campaign coalitions

FREE Home Composting Workshops - South LA Wetlands
2023-08-19 09:00 - 10:30 | South LA Wetlands Park, 5413 South Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90011, United States
This workshop will teach you how to turn kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Home composting is taught by a team of ten rotating LA Sanitation & Environment green waste specialists. Each participant will take home a free garden plant at the end of the event. Some workshops even have surprise guests!
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Outdoor Volunteer Day at Abalone Cove Reserve
2023-08-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Abalone Cove Reserve, 5970 Palos Verdes Dr. South, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275, United States
Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC) to volunteer on a breathtaking coastal reserve helping restore wildlife habitat. Students can receive community service hours.
PVPLC will be planting native shrubs and/or removing invasive weeds in order to improve habitat for protected wildlife species.
This event will meet at the entrance of Abalone Cove Reserve: 5970 Palos Verdes Dr. South, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.
This event will be outdoors, so please wear closed-toed shoes, and be sure to bring bug spray, sun protection, drinking water and a snack. Please also be prepared for mildly strenuous hiking to reach planting locations.
Please note that events may be cancelled due to weather conditions. Please check the event page at https://volunteerhub.com before leaving for the event.
All volunteers under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign and complete their release before they can volunteer. Volunteers under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you for your continued support of the Conservancy!
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Bike the LA River
2023-08-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Hollydale Regional Park, 5400 Monroe Ave, South Gate, CA, 90280, United States
Join LA Nature for All and Healthy Active Streets on a moderate difficulty bike ride.
Nature for All in partnership with Healthy Active Streets bring you this opportunity to explore the LA River on a bicycle. This ride is rated moderate and is open to the public. All individuals comfortable enough to independently ride a bike at a moderate pace for a sustained period of time are encouraged to attend.
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New Voters Project National Campaign Kickoff!
2023-08-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join Student PIRGs to officially kickoff their national New Voters Project! On this virtual webinar, you will hear from guest speakers and student leaders from across the country.
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Smart Gardening Webinar - Small Space Gardening
2023-08-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Small-space Gardening: learn to grow plants in containers and set up a small-space worm composting system.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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Sustainability and Environmental Programs Virtual Open House
2023-08-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join UCLA Extension for a free information session about its Sustainability Certificate, Environmental Studies Certificate, Sustainability and Business Management Specialization, and Food Studies Certificate programs. If you are a career changer or looking to enhance your skills, meet with a program counselor during an interactive Q&A session that will also include an explanation of the certificate’s benefits, including full-time or part-time scheduling.
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FREE Home Composting Workshops - Lopez Canyon
2023-08-26 09:00 - 10:30 | Lopez Canyon Environmental Center, 11950 Lopez Canyon Road, Sylmar, CA, 91342, United States
This workshop will teach you how to turn kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Home composting is taught by a team of ten rotating LA Sanitation & Environment green waste specialists. Each participant will take home a free garden plant at the end of the event. Some workshops even have surprise guests!
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At Lopez Canyon, there’s free compost and mulch in bulk; please bring your own shovel and container to take as much as you need for your residential gardening project.
