Public art has the capacity to transform a community. It tells the history of a city better than any textbook. It reveals personal truth and spurs people to action. The freedom of expression acknowledges human suffering and offers those who have suffered the opportunity to tell their truth to the world. Whether it’s the mural Read More…
I am writing to you shortly after the curfew has been lifted over the city of Baltimore. And the images we’ve seen coming from this city are all too familiar. But in Los Angeles, they are images from our past, so far. And I want to keep it that way by continuing and accelerating the Read More…
Los Angeles has grown into one of the world’s great cities because its residents and leaders dreamed, planned and built the metropolis we enjoy today. They knew our city could only thrive with ample water and power — and the pipes and cables were laid. They imagined great parks and great universities — and they Read More…
