Urban Planning

A fireside chat with Martha Guzman Aceves, former U.S. EPA Region 9 administrator, and Justin Ángel Knighten, former FEMA associate administrator, this event is hosted by the School of Social Ecology, Social Impact Hub and the UC Irvine Climate Collaboration, and moderated by Michael Méndez, UC Irvine associate professor of urban planning and public policy.

Aceves has more than 25 years of experience in state and federal government, where she has focused on developing and implementing equity-based solutions in the energy, water, agriculture and environment sectors. As regional administrator for the U.S. EPA, she led efforts to protect public health and the environment for the region spanning Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the U.S. Pacific Islands territories, and 148 Tribal Nations. She led the listing of the first superfund site on the Navajo Nation’s- the Lukachukai district, coordinated the EPA clean up and recovery efforts in Maui, and led the enforcement efforts in Oahu requiring the Navy to shut down the 250 million gallons Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

This webinar features findings from a new study that examines farmworkers' exposure to hazardous air quality during extreme wildfire events. Panelists include experts on policy analysis, atmospheric sciences, and farmworker labor advocacy.

Moderator:

• Michael Méndez, assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, UC Irvine

Scientific Panel:

• Rebecca Hornbrook, project scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Rebecca Buchholz, project scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Carlo Chunga Pizarro, Ph.D. student, UC Irvine

Farmworker Advocacy Discussants:

• Max Bell Alper, executive director of North Bay Jobs with Justice
• Anayeli Guzman, worker organizer leader

Participating Institutions:

• UC Irvine School of Social Ecology
• NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
• North Bay Jobs with Justice

You're invited to attend this free webinar Dec. 13, 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. ET)

The Fifth National Climate Assessment named sexual and gender minorities susceptible to climate-related disasters for the first time.

To build on these findings, please join us in a conversation exploring federal LGBTQ+ disaster data.

Data Analysis Presentation:

• Jessica Geiger, Claremont Graduate University

Panelists:

• Justin Knighten, FEMA
• Maria Melo, Pacific Pride Foundation
• Alex Keuroghlian, Fenway Health

Moderator:

• Michael Mendez, UC Irvine

Discussant:

•  Jarrett Barrios, former CEO of LA Red Cross and GLAAD

2023 Water Policy Forum

Hosted by Senator Dave Min

Website: https://sd37.senate.ca.gov/

Senator Min's 2023 Water Policy Forum, an insightful and vital discussion on Orange County water policies and management. We're excited to bring together community members, experts, and policy-makers, and we'd be honored to have you join us. Min will moderate an expert panel featuring Megan Yoo Schneider (Board President of the Municipal Water District of Orange County), Paul Cook (General Manager of the Irvine Ranch Water District), and David Feldman (Director of Water UCI). They are keen to share their expertise and hear from the community, and this will be an excellent opportunity to deepen your understanding, engage with leaders in the field, and be part of an essential conversation on our most precious resource: water.

Over the past five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In "South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A.," eminent scholars Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor follow its transformation from a historically Black neighborhood into a predominantly Latino one, providing a fresh, inside look at the fascinating—and constantly changing—relationships between these two racial and ethnic groups in California.

Pastor, a Distinguished Professor of sociology and the Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change at the University of Southern California, appears at the UPPP Colloquium. His co-author, Hondagneu-Sotelo, is the Florence Everline Professor of sociology at USC.

Scott Bollens, professor of urban planning and public policy, hosts a book launch party for his new novel "ReForm: Combating the Algorithmic Mutation," the followup to his first futuristic tome "ReStart: Stories of the Cairn Age" (2021).

Each book will be available for purchase at $15 a copy, or you can snag both for $25. Cash, check or Venmo (@Scott-Bollens) are accepted. Watch Dr. Bollens act like a novelist as he signs your fresh new copy. Beverages and light snacks will be served.

Parking is limited at North Bluff Clubhouse. You may also park in parking lot of the nearby Ralph's/CVS shopping center.

Read about "ReForm: Combating the Algorithmic Mutation" HERE.

Read about "ReStart: Stories of the Cairn Age" HERE.

Climate and Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP) presents award-winning filmmaker, community activist and 2022 Harvard University LOEB Fellow Michael Uwemedimo of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

RSVP to dmayes@uci.edu.

Climate and Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP) presents a lunch studio with Michael Uwemedimo, an award-winning filmmaker, community activist and 2022 Harvard University LOEB Fellow from Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

For more on Michael Uwemedimo, watch this short video:

The LOEB Fellowship | Michael Uwemedimo

RSVP as soon as possible to dmayes@uci.edu to attend the CUSP special event.

UCI's Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Urban Studies Student Association present a special screening of "Los Punks: We Are All We Have" and Q&A with director and UPPP major Angela Boatwright and punks Jennie Sanchez, Ray Flores, Silvia Accedes and her daughter Alice. Pizza will be served, so please RSVP by May 5 to allow for a head count.

Safety pins through cheeks not required.

The Water UCI Speaking of Water series presents an in-person event, "Water Rights and Water Wrongs: Rethinking Equity in California." The expert panel includes Erik Ekdahl, deputy director of the State Water Board's Division of Water Rights; Doug Obegi, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council; Dave Owen, law professor at UC San Francisco; Elizabeth Salomone, general manager of Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control; and Mariah Thompson, attorney with Community Equity Initiative.

A lunch reception follows at 1 p.m.