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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for your tremendous contributions, Sammy! Looking forward to following your next chapter

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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 2d

With @gregspierce.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and others, and institutional support via @luskininnovation.bsky.social @ucanrwater.bsky.social

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 5d

Just ✌️ weekends left to see Roots of Cool @descansogardens.bsky.social before it's uprooted! 🌳☂️

Come check it out if you haven't had a chance yet. We'll be doing a final walkthrough on the last day Sun. 10/12 @ 9:45am. Meet at the tables by the entrance. @luskininnovation.bsky.social @ucanr.edu

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 8d

⬇️ happening next Tuesday. Register now and think about it later!

Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 14d

Spend your lunch hour with me, @gregspierce.bsky.social and accomplished panelists for a webinar on 10/7 introducing the 2025 Southern California Community Water Systems Atlas, a joint project of @luskininnovation.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu.

Register at ➡️ innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/how-do...

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 14d

Spend your lunch hour with me, @gregspierce.bsky.social and accomplished panelists for a webinar on 10/7 introducing the 2025 Southern California Community Water Systems Atlas, a joint project of @luskininnovation.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu.

Register at ➡️ innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/how-do...

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 23d

Just a spoonful of political will could make a profound difference for those least able to afford the most basic of resources 💧

Let's get get some policy champions to address this -- both bottom-up (low-income rate assistance) and top-down (system financing)

Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social · 23d

Wherein @edithdeguzman.bsky.social & I continue to beat the drum for more system financing support which will indirectly help and customer assistance which will directly help affordability outcomes.

Or we could just keep the status quo of measuring and talking about the problem w/o addressing it

Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23d

Not just electricity that's getting too expensive in Southern California -- water bills are a growing problem too, @ianjames.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · 26d

Proud to join @gregspierce.bsky.social & our research team in unleashing this new resource for SoCal communities after 1 ½ years of work! Water equity begins with knowing where your community is starting from and where it’s going. If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social · 27d

Our 2025 SoCal Community Water Systems Atlas sheds light on disparities in drinking water quality, affordability, governance & climate resilience. See the report, map & dataset: bit.ly/3HU5Jqi @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @gregspierce.bsky.social @laurendunlap.bsky.social #UCLA #UCLALuskin @ucanr.edu

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Sep 5

The first ½ of the run of the exhibit I co-curated combining science-inspired art with civic participation at beautiful @descansogardens.bsky.social has been off the charts. Only 5️⃣ weeks remain. See it before it's gone! @luskininnovation.bsky.social @ucanr.edu www.descansogardens.org/visit/sturt-...

2025 Exhibitions

www.descansogardens.org

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · Aug 4

In today’s @latimes.com:
‘It needs more water’: Calls grow for boosting Mono Lake www.latimes.com/environment/... @myungchun.bsky.social

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 29

This is coming up Saturday...join us! 🌳☂️🍦😎 Details at www.descansogardens.org/event/a-cele...
@luskininnovation.bsky.social @ucanr.edu

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 22

SoCal peeps: come out Friday for a fun and informative evening among folks who give a hoot.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social · Jul 17

Celebrate trees and urban shade at Cultivate: Made in the Shade on July 25, 4:30–7 PM at @descansogardens.bsky.social. Live music, workshops & more included with admission. 🌳

Learn more: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/made-i... #UCLA #UCLALuskin @ucanr.edu @edithdeguzman.bsky.social

Made in the Shade Event at Descanso Gardens | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

Discover Descanso Gardens in a new light with Cultivate, a monthly series of tours, workshops, demos, and music. July’s theme, “Made in the Shade,” compliments the Roots of Cool exhibition.

innovation.luskin.ucla.edu

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 16

Because there is no one better than @awalkerinla.bsky.social to help us better understand our city and its potential. Thank you Alissa for this great story on @weareshadela.bsky.social's launch day! @luskininnovation.bsky.social @ucanr.edu

Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · Jul 16

Trees are essential, but LA streets need cooling now. A new initiative, ShadeLA, is launching today — racing to fill shade gaps ahead of looming megaevents with a neighborhood legacy mindset

Made in the shade

"We're trying to change the way that we as Angelenos think about our neighborhoods, so that we actually look around and say, where can there be more shade — in the same way that many of us have though...

www.torched.la

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 16

It's not every day that one gets the Chancellor to endorse their work. Now we need all of YOU to be part of the @weareshadela.bsky.social campaign to 🆒 LA's most heat-vulnerable neighborhoods!

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social · Jul 16

Led by @edithdeguzman.bsky.social & @dornsife.usc.edu is teaming up to expand LA’s urban tree canopy & shade infrastructure to address the dangerous impacts of heat.
Learn more about #ShadeLA: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2025/07/16/l... @weareshadela.bsky.social #UCLA #UCLALuskin @ucanr.edu

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 16

And we’re off to the races! Join us as we aim to elevate SHADE to the status of a shared civic resource protected and funded like the essential infrastructure that it is. Learn more + take the pledge at shade-la.com! 😎

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social · Jul 16

With @edithdeguzman.bsky.social & @dornsife.usc.edu’s leadership, we’re proud to be a part of #ShadeLA. Providing more shade is the most effective way to keep Angelenos cool.
Learn more: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2025/07/16/l... @weareshadela.bsky.social #UCLA #UCLALuskin @ucanr.edu

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks for the shoutout! On Aug 2 10am-4pm @descansogardens.bsky.social will host A Celebration of Cool, a family-friendly event related to the exhibit meant to inspire and mobilize visitors, even through LA's challenging times!

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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · Jul 12

“There’s a lot of reasons to despair right now, but if we change our radio frequency a little bit, we can connect to a whole different feeling. We can actually create the city we want, in the neighborhoods that we deserve.” @edithdeguzman.bsky.social Go see this show if you can!

Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social · Jul 12

Banging opener last night

Check it out through October if you’re in SoCal

www.latimes.com/environment/...

A new art show brings L.A. climate inequities to life at Descanso Gardens

"Roots of Cool" is an all-women art show focused on the role trees (and the shade they provide) play in making urban life healthier.

www.latimes.com

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 13

Thrilled that the author of this provocative option piece @samkbloch.bsky.social will be on a panel to kick off A Celebration of Cool @descansogardens.bsky.social on Aug 2 at 10am. Moderated by @awalkerinla.bsky.social and part of the Roots of Cool exhibit. www.descansogardens.org/event/a-cele...

A Celebration of Cool

In conjunction with the Roots of Cool exhibition, celebrate shade throughout Los Angeles at A Celebration of Cool! Roots of Cool explores the topic of shade equity as installations throughout […]

www.descansogardens.org

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jul 11

Opening tonight (reception 5-7pm, free), on view through October 12: a series of indoor and outdoor art installations that my husband and I curated at @descansogardens.bsky.social. @samkbloch.bsky.social's NYT piece is a great appetizer! publ.cc/vGfzTx @ucanr.edu @luskininnovation.bsky.social

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Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our full report "Drought & Climate Resiliency Solutions for Small Water Systems in LA County" is out ⬇️.

This is the work of 12 UCLA Urban Planning recent Masters graduates for LA County DPW. Which @edithdeguzman.bsky.social & I at the @luskininnovation.bsky.social helped supervise.

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Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social · Jun 18

Some UCLA colleagues and I just published this @natureportfolio.nature.com article.

Using over 470,000 user reviews and LLM tools, we found that disadvantaged communities have ~70% fewer public EV chargers/pc & experience more reliability issues—esp. among renters

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Equity and reliability of public electric vehicle charging stations in the United States - Nature Communications

Disadvantaged communities in the U.S. have far fewer public EV chargers and face more reliability issues. This study highlights critical equity gaps and the need for targeted investments in EV infrast...

www.nature.com

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jun 13

So Cal peeps: come to @descansogardens.bsky.social on Jul. 11 for the opening reception of a shade equity show I co-curated. Free garden admission that night only. Spend time with caring humans and remember our region still stands strong during trying times! www.descansogardens.org/event/roots-...

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · Jun 2

Highly recommend reading this brief but critically important dose of reality about the role of vegetation in spreading -- or stopping! -- urban 🔥 written by @ucanr.bsky.social colleague Max Moritz. Major pending decisions depend on this knowledge getting out there www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: California's proposed ban on plants near homes could be dangerously bad advice

A strict 'Zone 0' rule against landscaping is risky. Well-maintained and watered vegetation could prevent the spread of fires.

www.latimes.com

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Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social · May 29

Check it out⬇️

This is a snapshot re: which water systems were affected, who they serve, and how they might move forward.

To coincidentally match the 11 water supply systems, it took 11 authors from @luskininnovation.bsky.social , @ucanr.bsky.social, @umassamherst.bsky.social & Stantec to compile!

Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · May 29

Smaller water suppliers were hit especially hard by the L.A. firestorms, UCLA researchers find in a preliminary assessment of the damage to 11 water systems. @gregspierce.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Smaller water districts were hit hardest by L.A. firestorms, UCLA report finds

The January firestorms damaged water systems in large areas of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. In a new report, UCLA researchers examine the toll on 11 community water systems.

www.latimes.com

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · May 29

Learn some eye-opening facts about the impact of LA's fires on water systems in this article and new report. As always, thanks @ianjames.bsky.social for the incisive coverage, and @gregspierce.bsky.social for spearheading the work.

Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · May 29

Smaller water suppliers were hit especially hard by the L.A. firestorms, UCLA researchers find in a preliminary assessment of the damage to 11 water systems. @gregspierce.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Smaller water districts were hit hardest by L.A. firestorms, UCLA report finds

The January firestorms damaged water systems in large areas of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. In a new report, UCLA researchers examine the toll on 11 community water systems.

www.latimes.com

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Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social · May 17

Went back out into the #PalisadesFire burn scar this week to collect forensic LiDAR data on trees and fire dynamics. Things that give me hope: a newly planted oak and a few mature CA natives bouncing back 4 months after being heavily scorched.

A newly planted coast live oak offers hope. I don’t know who planted it but intend to find out!

This oak’s cracked bark is an indicator of heat stress from the fire, but quite a lot of green growth in the canopy tells the story of a tree trying to survive.

Our crew back in the field collecting forensic data on trees using a high-res 3D scanner

Vigorous growth on a redwood that was fully burned from the roots up.

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