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The Center for Cities + Schools, an affiliate center of the Institute of Urban & Regional Development, has just published a comprehensive exploration of the challenges plaguing TK–12 school facility funding in California. The report authored by Sara Hinkley, entitled "Moving to Equity: California School Facility Program Reform," provides crucial context for the $14 billion school infrastructure bond measure that will appear on the November ballot.

In an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee, Deborah McKoy, director of CED's Center for Cities + Schools, argues for engaging homeless youth in the process of building sustainable support systems.

We're proud to announce that Patricia Algara (MLA 2007), Michael D. Murphy (MLA 1968), Patsy Eubanks Owens (MLA 1987), Dale Schafer (MLA 1991), and Judith Stilgenbauer (MLA 1998) have been elected to the 2024 class of fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

The College of Environmental Design Distinguished Alumni Award honors alums who have exhibited outstanding public service, in its broadest sense, throughout their careers. This year, we are pleased to honor Gloria Bruce, Ricardo Capretta, Dorothée Imbert, and Stanley Saitowitz.

Naidu Janardhan, a leader in community-led design and sustainable architecture, will be in residence at the College of Environmental Design during the fall 2024 semester.