Rémy De La PezaHousing Element 101Many local governments here in Southern California are updating their Housing Elements. Thought it was a good time to bring back our...
Rémy De La PezaHappy WOC Business-Owner Galentine's Month!This February, in honor of Galentine's Day, I celebrated and loved on the beautiful, strong, brilliant and impactful community of...
Rémy De La PezaANNOUNCEMENT | World Premiere ATOMIC CAFE: The Noisiest Corner in J-TownI first learned about the Atomic Cafe in 2013 while working at the Little Tokyo Service Center in J-Town/Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. This...
Rémy De La PezaWhy We Need Community Development By and For the PeopleHousing Development Alone is Not Enough to Address Economic Inequity I wrote a little something for Luz Collective. Check it out (click...
Rémy De La PezaICYMI: Advancing Park Equity in LA and BeyondLast week I had the privilege of moderating a timely conversation on equitable park access. You can now watch the full broadcast here if...
Rémy De La PezaMore Local Government & Community Engagement: Local Affordable Housing PolicyAnother week, another local government info-bit. This week: affordable housing. In regions like Los Angeles, affordable housing is in...
Rémy De La PezaMore Local Government & Community Engagement: Local Land Use & PlanningHappy Monday! Time for some more local government 101 info to start your week. This week's in's & out's of local government looks at...
Rémy De La PezaMore Local Government & Community Engagement: Committees, Commissions & MoreSo you know who your City Council (or Board of Supervisors) is now, but what about these Committees and Commissions and Advisory Boards?...
Rémy De La PezaLocal Government & Community Engagement: Where to Start?We are seeing an unprecedented (at least in my professional life) level of public engagement in local government processes, largely...
Rémy De La Pezamorena strategies' 2-year anniversary: Reflections, Reminders, ResponsibilitiesToday, June 1, 2020 marks the 2nd anniversary of starting morena strategies and embarking on the journey of self-employment, creating a...
Rémy De La PezaYour Reflection is Eternal: Dean MatsubayashiLast week Los Angeles, the community development field, the Asian American & Pacific Islander community, our friends across the country,...
Rémy De La PezaLA's Challenge: Equitable Development Along the RiverExcerpt below from July 23, 2019 Blog post by NRDC Attorney Damon Nagami, "Planning for Equitable Development Along the LA River." [T]he...
Rémy De La Pezamorena strategies: The Why & The HowI have a number of recent conversations to thank for inspiring this post. Why and how I have built morena strategies to work within the...
Rémy De La PezaUrban Affairs Association | Annual Conference, UCLA 2019I recently had the honor to join an esteemed panel of academic colleagues and fellow advocates at the Urban Affairs Association's Annual...
Rémy De La PezaKoru • new beginningsI'm often asked about my logo and have never talked about its origin on my website - until now. I see it befitting given I recently...
Rémy De La PezaHappy New Year!Like so many of you, I closed 2018 with some strategic planning and agenda-setting for 2019. As I often do, I like to begin with...
Rémy De La PezaShow Up for the Next GenReflecting back, the younger version of myself would never have guessed I would be where I am today professionally. I had such a limited...
Rémy De La PezaClient Spotlight: LTSCOne of my most exciting moments as a Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) employee was kickstarting our creative community development work...
Rémy De La PezaClient Spotlight: LURNMost Angelenos are probably at least tangentially familiar with LURN (Leadership for Urban Renewal Network) due to its leadership role in...
Rémy De La PezaYes, You Should Care About Mobile Homes!In 2011 I filed a lawsuit against the City of Garden Grove in Orange County, CA on behalf of permanent residents of a mobile home/RV park...