News | Spectrum News | August 2025

Inside ShadeLA: Cooling down Los Angeles

Monica Dean from USC Dornsife Public Exchange joins “In Focus SoCal” to discuss a new initiative called ShadeLA, in partnership with the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.

The goal is to expand the urban tree canopy and shade infrastructure ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Photo source: Hans Gutknecht for Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG

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