Estolano Advisors

📢 Estolano Advisors is looking for a talented individual with experience in equitable economic & workforce development to join our Pacific Northwest team as a Senior Associate! Interested applicants can join a virtual open house 💻 on June 24th to learn more about EA - email [email protected] to RSVP. To apply, please submit the following materials as a single PDF document 📄 to [email protected] with “EA Senior Associate - Portland” in the subject line: 1. Cover Letter (must include a mention of which office you will be based, as well as a reflection on how you have demonstrated EA’s values (see first page) in your professional and academic work) 2. Resume  3. Writing sample (if part of a group project, indicate sections written by the applicant)  4. PowerPoint sample  5. Examples that showcase experience with web-based applications (i.e. websites, social media pages, newsletters, and/or e-publications) or graphic design software (i.e. Creative Suite) 6. Three professional or academic references (at least two must be professional) Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled. We will interview qualified candidates starting July 1, 2024. Those interested are encouraged to apply as early as possible. #hiring #pnwjobs #portlandjobs #urbanplanning #economicdevelopment #workforcedevelopment

Last month, EA and Better World Group staff took a trip out to the Inland Empire to learn more about our projects in the region, hear from environmental justice leaders, and experience the IE's cultural hubs. The day was organized by IE local Jesus "Chuy" Flores, our wonderful Operations Team, and other EA staff who had previously worked on projects in the IE. Staff first visited the City of Ontario, the site of one of the inaugural California Strategic Growth Council Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grants, to learn about EA's long-time technical assistance for TCC and work with the City to implement the grant projects. The team then traveled to the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino to hear from a panel of local EJ allies about their critical work for a just, inclusive, and healthy future of the IE, including Jorge Ozvaldo Herreria (ED of the Garcia Center), Miriam Nieto (Just San Bernardino), Alicia Aguayo (The People's Collective for Environmental Justice), Esmeralda Vazquez (Inland Empire Labor Institute), Mario Vasquez (Teamsters Local 1932), and Anthony Victoria (KVCR (PBS & NPR)). We appreciate their hard work, passion, and perspectives in the fight for environmental and economic justice. Lastly, staff enjoyed the exhibitions at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum and ended the day with food and drinks to celebrate our last day with Chuy as part of the EA team! We will miss him and wish him all the best at UCR!

Proud to share that the Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan is complete! This past week the plan was released by the Mayor's Office, Councilmember Imelda Padilla of CD6, and Senator Henry Stern alongside LA BOE's Deborah Weintraub, LA RAP's Jimmy Kim, and the MRCA and SMMC who have led the process with their dedicated teams. The engagement process brought together hundreds of organizations and agencies alongside thousands of community members to imagine a climate resilient future for the basin and San Fernando Valley. OLIN led the design for the Vision Plan under Geosyntec Consultants. Other team members include Agency Artifact, The Robert Group, Inc., Psomas, Gruen Associates, Alta Planning Design, Estolano Advisors, Pacoima Beautiful, and Leland Saylor Associates! Really thrilled to have led this project with Mark Hanna, PhD, PE(CA), LEED AP from Geosyntec and to work alongside some great friends that care about equity, health, and the environment including Chris Torres, RLA, Emily Marshall Duchon, Sarah Swanseen, RLA, ASLA, AICP, Nate Wooten, Chi-tsai Liu, Jonathan Franklin, Kaylin Boeckman, and so many others!! The full plan can be downloaded on the BOE website here: https://lnkd.in/gjqKs4xE

Estolano Advisors staff have been working in partnership with Participatory Budgeting Project and Diana Zuniga (Tres Lunas) to assist the LA City Civil Human Rights and Equity Department (CHRED) in implementing and evaluating LA REPAIR, the City's pilot #ParticipatoryBudgeting program. On June 7, 2024, EA staff joined CHRED, community members, and program partners to celebrate the hard work that made the LA REPAIR program possible at a luncheon held in the Tom Bradley Room of LA City Hall. Capri Maddox, LA City CHRED’s General Manager/Executive Director, emphasized the people-centered impact of the LA REPAIR program and honored the advisory committee and community engagement partners in each REPAIR Zone with certificates for their hard work. The luncheon also featured remarks from CD9 Councilmember Curren D. Price, an initial and continuous supporter of the program, and Michael Cusack, Director of Technical Assistance at the Participatory Budgeting Project. We're proud to be a part of this historic $8.5 million investment in Los Angeles communities. Visit the LA REPAIR website for more information on the program and for upcoming voting results: https://repair.lacity.gov/

We are working with Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Office of Environmental Justice and Climate Health (OEJCH) 🌿 on their 5-Year Strategic Plan. After months of engagement with department staff, County partners, community-based organizations, and community members, the Draft Strategic Plan is open for public comment! Please share with your LA County-based EJ networks and provide feedback by July 10, 2024. The Form is in English and Spanish: https://lnkd.in/g_YqmhMg

Estolano Advisors is serving as the Interim Inspector General (IIG) for the United to House LA Citizen Oversight Committee (COC). The COC is currently recruiting for two committee seats - Seat 7 (Renter Protection and Support representative) and Seat 15 (Youth representative, age 16-21). The term for Seat 7 is three (3) years through March 2026 (this recruitment is meant to fill the remaining two (2) years for the initial term). If you are a tenant organizer / advocate interested in serving on the COC for Seat 7, please complete the Interest Application Form linked here: https://lnkd.in/gWA4kGfK. The deadline to submit an application form is June 30, 2024 by 5 PM.   The term for Seat 15 is one (1) year from June 2024 to June 2025. If you or someone you know is between 16-21 years old and interested in this Seat, please complete the Interest Application Form linked here: https://lnkd.in/gf96H24T. Deadline to submit an application form is June 28, 2024 by 5 PM.   Please direct any questions about these forms to Samantha Guerrero via email: [email protected]

📢 EA is also looking for an Associate to join our Pacific Northwest team focused on Equitable Economic Development/Climate Resilient Infrastructure! Interested applicants can join a virtual open house 💻 on June 24th to learn more about EA - email [email protected] to RSVP. To apply, please submit the following materials as a single PDF document 📄 to [email protected] with “EA Senior Associate - Portland” in the subject line: 1. Cover Letter (must include a mention of which office you will be based, as well as a reflection on how you have demonstrated EA’s values (see first page) in your professional and academic work) 2. Resume 3. Writing sample (if part of a group project, indicate sections written by the applicant) 4. PowerPoint sample 5. Examples that showcase experience with web-based applications (i.e. websites, social media pages, newsletters, and/or e-publications) or graphic design software (i.e. Creative Suite) 6. Three professional or academic references (at least two must be professional) Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled. We will interview qualified candidates starting July 1, 2024. Those interested are encouraged to apply as early as possible. https://lnkd.in/eMepY5ej #hiring #pnwjobs #portlandjobs #urbanplanning #economicdevelopment #climateresilience #environmentaljustice

A big congratulations to allies and frequent partners Nature For All, ActiveSGV, API Forward, and Day One on their recent victory! The Nature For All coalition and other allies succeeded in calling on President Biden to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. This expansion is the next step in a 20-year, locally-driven vision to permanently protect the San Gabriel Mountains and honors the original stewards of the land, ensures equitable access to nature, conserves habitats and biodiversity, and combats the impacts of climate change.  #environmentaljustice #environmentalprotection #stewardship #LosAngeles

A big congratulations to allies and frequent partners Nature For All, ActiveSGV, API Forward, and Day One on their recent victory! The Nature For All coalition and other allies succeeded in calling on President Biden to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. This expansion is the next step in a 20-year, locally-driven vision to permanently protect the San Gabriel Mountains and honors the original stewards of the land, ensures equitable access to nature, conserves habitats and biodiversity, and combats the impacts of climate change.  #environmentaljustice #environmentalprotection #stewardship #LosAngeles