Edith de Guzman

Would love to see this analysis done for Eaton

Hoping to do more of this type of art+science engagement on water in the future. Open to expanding collaboration for those interested in exploring options!

Big news: LA City Council has formally endorsed #ShadeLA, building on the Mayor's commitment & authorizing the City to expand, maintain, and fast-track both natural and built shade. Thanks to the leadership of @dornsife.usc.edu Public Exchange, in partnership with @luskininnovation.bsky.social

How Zone Zero, designed to protect California homes from wildfire, became plagued with controversy and delays California needs new rules to help future wildfires from destroying homes and businesses. But Zone Zero regulations, a key tenet of the state's plans, have roiled homeowners.

Great piece about why Zone Zero rulemaking is complicated for a state as big and diverse as CA. Thanks @nohaggerty.bsky.social for the clarity, and to the many (mostly) SoCal voices of reason including Max Moritz @ucanr.edu for improving the outcomes.

www.latimes.com/environment/...

Finally some good news for LA and Eastern Sierra ecology and communities we rely upon

Yes, it's nearly November. And yes, it's 90ºF at #UCLA today.

Got to check out Festival Trail’s new modular shade prototype at Grand Ave Arts this weekend — complete with immersive VR art experience. Great to see such concepts come to fruition despite many site-specific restrictions, and thrilled to have them as a ShadeLA partner.

Thanks @ianjames.bsky.social for honoring Melanie’s legacy. LA has never had a fiercer watershed advocate.

www.linkedin.com/events/wptwe...

Let's do this, Los Angeles

After Palisades fire hydrants went dry, LAFD faced costly delays in getting more water A report provides reveals additional ways fire crews were stymied in efforts to get enough water to fight the Palisades fire in January 2025. The call didn't go in for tanker trucks and when these arr...

New story by @ianjames.bsky.social + highlights options for ground-based, mobile water deployment before, and in early hours of, major fires.

An important space given frequent high winds.

And with currently zero systematic evidence on options and cost effectiveness

www.latimes.com/california/s...

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

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

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

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

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...

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)

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.

2025 Exhibitions

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-...

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

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

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

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

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!

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! 😎

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!

“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!

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 […]

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...

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

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.