{"id":2016,"date":"2025-07-21T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2016"},"modified":"2025-10-13T22:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:54:37","slug":"new-team-will-brainstorm-ways-to-provide-more-shade-in-l-a-ahead-of-major-events","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/new-team-will-brainstorm-ways-to-provide-more-shade-in-l-a-ahead-of-major-events\/","title":{"rendered":"New team will brainstorm ways to provide more shade in L.A. ahead of major events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>NBC 4 L.A.<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>July 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">New team will brainstorm ways to provide more shade in L.A. ahead of major events<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">As the City of Angels prepares for a plethora of major sporting events that will bring an influx of visitors over the next few years, a local initiative is working to improve shade in the region to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">ShadeLA, which describes itself as a \u201cpeople-powered movement to make LA cooler\u201d is working with the county, city, LA Metro, LA28 and dozens of community partners to bring more shade around the city. It\u2019s an effort being led by USC Public Exchange and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/los-angeles-initiative-increasing-shade\/3746935\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on NBC 4 L.A.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023-1024x682.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2017\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023-1024x682.avif 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023-1536x1023.avif 1536w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023-1619x1080.avif 1619w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/LA-Memorial-Coliseum-Official-Photo-2023.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: LA Coliseum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--5\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; 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