We Want Your Opinion Essays on How Southern California Can Move Toward Recovery and Reconstruction After the Eaton and Palisades Fires

In this troubled time, Southern California needs forums for thoughtful discussion about how we move toward healing, recovery, and reconstruction so that our region becomes a fair, flourishing place for everyone, especially for those most impacted.

LA Podcast and LA Forward Institute are teaming up to publish an array of opinion essays (600-1,800 words) about these topics, with a focus on what kind of policies our governments should pursue in the wake of the fires. Please let us know if you might be interested in submitting an essay by filling out the form below.

All kinds of people are qualified to submit ideas — we welcome thoughts from people who work on related issues professionally, people who’ve experienced direct loss from the fires, and everyday people of all backgrounds who care about creating a thriving Los Angeles County for everyone, especially those who’ve been systematically disadvantaged.

If you think you have a good idea, please submit it! Don’t let your perceived lack of expertise or the “right” kind of experience or identity hold you back.

If the embedded form isn’t working properly, you can go directly to the google form page at https://forms.gle/GN8EnWcuUiAnpT4e9

 
 

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