Blogs

  • Two photos: One of the the 504 Sit-In in 1977, Courtesy of DREDF; and one of Members of the LA Coalition for Disability Rights demonstrating in 1988, Courtesy of LA Public Library Photo Collection

    Disability Pride Month: Celebrating Belonging and Access — and a Movement of Advocacy and Resilience that Continues to Spark Change

    By Nathan Martin, Communications Analyst I  At the California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, we are proud to join the State of California in recognizing Disability Pride Month. Celebrating Disability Pride is an act of inclusion. It means you are saying people with disabilities belong, contribute, and deserve the same dignity and opportunities as anyone else. …

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  • A collage of 8 photos with the wording: LCI's Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program - San Joaquin Valley Extreme Heat Project

    As Temperatures Rise, New Community Center Bringing Resilience — and Hope — to Tulare County Farmworker Community

    By Anne Gonzales, LCI Public Information Officer As summer temperatures in California’s Central Valley rise, Fabiola Moncerrat Perez-Lua’s concerns about her father working in Tulare County citrus and nut orchards also mount.   This is the real-world workplace for the people who tend and harvest our food supply, and climate-driven extreme heat is only intensifying, adding to the health risks, the emotional scars, and the heightened strain of daily life in immigration uncertainty and isolation.  Now, a landmark project is about to bring life-saving…

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  • A graphic with photos of people in military uniform and a base.

    Honoring Service, Supporting Communities, Building the Future: LCI Military Affairs 

    By Akilah Jones, LCI Communications  During National Military Appreciation Month this May, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) is spotlighting the behind-the-scenes work of our Military Affairs Team and the broader partnerships that help strengthen military readiness, community resilience, and statewide coordination across California.  Military service in California is not separate from our communities — it is part of them. Service members, veterans, and…

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  • A dozen people smiling for a photo with flag banners and trees behind them. Celebrating 100 years of Black History Month Logo.

    A Legacy Rooted in Justice and Repair: Honoring Black History Through Climate Resilience in Allensworth

    ALLENSWORTH, Calif. — Black History Month offers an opportunity not only to honor the past, but to recognize how history shapes the present — and how public institutions can help repair the harm caused by decades of inequitable policymaking. For more than half a century, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI)…

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  • Three photos of fire recover. New Blog by Samuel Assefa.

    Keeping Community at the Center of L.A. Firestorms Recovery

    Sam Assefa Director of the Governor’s Office of Land Use & Climate Innovation I first met Eaton Fire survivor Steve Gibson in January 2025, just days after the firestorm consumed his beloved, historical Altadena home of more than two decades. His 1920s-era home was one of 9,000 buildings destroyed in the Altadena inferno, and at…

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