BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Helms Design District - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Helms Design District REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T093000 DTSTAMP:20260424T002839 CREATED:20230420T203731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T190825Z UID:10000531-1682581500-1682587800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Westside Urban Forum Breakfast Talk: Mayor Bass' State of the City DESCRIPTION:Digging into Mayor Bass’ State of the City Address – Goals\, Challenges and Accomplishments\nThursday\, April 27th\, 2023
\nHelms Design Center\n8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\n7:45 am – 9:30 am PST \nPanel from 8:30 am – 9:30 am\nDoors open at 7:45 for registration\, breakfast and networking. \nRSVP Required!

 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Register Here\n \n \n \n \n Nonmembers Register Here\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nThe City of Los Angeles is emerging from a global pandemic into a ‘recovery’ period\, and many Angelenos have high hopes following the election of Mayor Karen Bass\, whose tenure has also been accompanied by the dramatic recomposition of the City Council. But cautious optimism is tempered by an unstable economic environment\, a crisis in housing and services for housing insecure Angelenos\, aging transportation and utility infrastructure\, and widespread staff vacancies. How can the region’s largest city meet these challenges and ensure an equitable economic recovery? \nThe State of the City mayoral address will occur in mid-April\, closely followed by the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Please join us to hear from invited experts on the issues facing the City of Los Angeles in 2023\, and what initiatives could – or should – be in play to build an inclusive\, sustainable\, and economically sound future for all Angelenos. \nSpeakers\nAlan Greenlee\, Executive Director\, Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing\nMichelle Banks-Ordone\, Senior Manager\, Transit-Oriented Communities\, LA Metro\nAdam J. Fowler\, Founding Partner\, CVL Economics \nModerator\nTo be Announced \nRegistration Fees\n$50 Members\n$65 Non-Members\n$10 Student Members & Retired Members\n$15 Student Non-Members & Retired Non-Members \nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, April 26th\, at 4:00 PM. After Wednesday\, April 26th\, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. \nEvent Time\n7:45 am – 9:30 am\n7:45 am – Registration & Light Breakfast\n8:30 am – Panel Discussion \nLocation\nThe Helms Design Center is located at the Helms Bakery campus at 8745 Washington Boulevard in Culver City. \nParking & Transportation\nParking will be available in the adjacent\, interior parking garage at 8711 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City (look for the red banners)\, or there is ample parking throughout the Helm Bakery complex. Alternately\, the Expo Light Rail line is located one block to the east of Helms Bakery. \nClick Here for Public Transportation & Parking Information \nCovid Update\nPlease note that while the use of a face mask will not be mandated\, we highly encourage all of our attendees to wear a mask at all times while indoors. \nThanks to the generosity of our annual Sponsors\, WUF has a small number of free tickets available to members of the community. If you are not able to join as a member or purchase a ticket for this month’s panel presentation\, but would like to join us\, please write us at info@westsideurbanforum.com to inquire if we have any remaining sponsor provided tickets. \nwww.westsideurbanforum.com URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/westside-urban-forum-mayor-bass/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HDC_WUF_AA_2023_fi-1200px.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230323T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230323T093000 DTSTAMP:20260424T002839 CREATED:20230316T225658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T163521Z UID:10000529-1679557500-1679563800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Westside Urban Forum Breakfast Talk: Intended Taxes & Unintended Consequences: Measure ULA’s Real Estate Transfer Tax DESCRIPTION:Intended Taxes & Unintended Consequences: Measure ULA’s Real Estate Transfer Tax\nThursday\, March 23rd\, 2023
\nHelms Design Center\n7:45 am – 9:30 am PST \nPanel from 8:30 am – 9:30 am\nDoors open at 7:45 for registration\, breakfast and networking. \nRSVP Required!

 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Register Here\n \n \n \n \n Nonmembers Register Here\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nIn the November 2022 election\, Los Angeles voters approved ballot Measure ULA to enact a new real estate transfer tax to fund affordable housing and tenant assistance programs. Marketed controversially as the “Mansion Tax\,” Measure ULA taxes all real property transactions valued over $5 million\, both commercial and residential\, with very few exceptions. The measure is anticipated to generate hundreds of millions or even one billion dollars annually that will be deposited in a special trust fund\, known as the “House LA Fund\,” intended to be used to subsidize housing\, preserve affordable housing\, prevent homelessness\, and guarantee counsel to tenants in eviction court. \nDespite the urgency and wide consensus of LA’s housing crisis\, some pro-housing advocates and experts question if a transfer tax or the ultimate form of Measure ULA was the right vehicle to support affordable housing and homelessness initiatives. Some industry experts worry that with limited exemptions Measure ULA will result in a halt of the residential and commercial purchase and sale market and actually hinder housing production in the City of Los Angeles. Some Measure ULA opponents are fighting the passage with a lawsuit to strike ULA down\, arguing it violates California’s Prop 13\, and through a proposed state ballot initiative to invalidate the law. \nOn the other hand\, implementation of ULA is not fully formed and there is an important opportunity for stakeholders to shape the process. Was ULA drafted as housing advocates expected\, or will there be unintended consequences including for new developments? And what’s the outlook for the pending lawsuit\, prospective ballot initiative\, and ULA implementation? Join us to discuss these questions and more. \nPanelists to be announced shortly. \nRegistration Fees:\n$50 Members\n$65 Non-Members\n$10 Student Members & Retired Members\n$15 Student Non-Members & Retired Non-Members \nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, March 22nd\, at 4:00 PM.  After Wednesday\, March 22nd\, onsite registration will be available at the cost of an additional $10.  No refunds or credits will be provided after this day. \n
Event Time\n7:45 am – 9:30 am\n7:45 am – Registration & Light Breakfast\n8:30 am – Panel Discussion \nLocation\nParking will be available in the adjacent\, interior parking garage at 8711 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City (look for the red banners)\, or there is ample parking throughout the Helm Bakery complex. Alternately\, the Expo Light Rail line is located one block to the east of Helms Bakery. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/westside-urban-forum-measure-ula/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WestsideUrbanForum_Logo_sq.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220414T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220414T203000 DTSTAMP:20260424T002839 CREATED:20220413T171921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T233904Z UID:10000466-1649961000-1649968200@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Architecture\, Not Architecture: A reception\, lecture\, and discussion with Alice Kimm and John Friedman\, JFAK DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 14th\, 6:30-8:30 pm\, for a reception\, lecture\, and discussion with Alice Kimm and John Friedman\, JFAK\nArchitecture\, Not Architecture\nIn collaboration with the Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly SLO LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design \nHELMS DESIGN CENTER        \n8745 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA 90232 \nFree Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd. \nLecture is Free and Open to the Public \nRSVP\n\nAlice Kimm and John Friedman \nJohn Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) was founded in 1996 and is based in Boyle Heights. \nWith the belief that architecture has the power to uplift people’s lives\, John and Alice have spent the past two and a half decades creating buildings and environments that celebrate identity and joyful places that inspire. The firm’s work spans residential\, commercial and creative offices\, public spaces\, K-12 and higher education\, athletics and recreation\, and science / innovation centers. JFAK recently commenced work on two public middle/high school projects focused on providing equal access to cutting-edge education – the Iovine and Young Center in Leimert Park\, and the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy Middle and High Schools in South Gate. \nIn 2020 with like-minded collaborators\, John and Alice founded Open Source Homelessness Initiative (OSHI)\, a nonprofit that mines open data to accelerate innovations to eradicate homelessness. OSHI was recently named a winner of Metropolis’s Responsible Disruptors awards program. \nJFAK’s first book will be published by Actar. It will highlight a range of the firm’s projects along with the inspirations and passions that shaped them. John and Alice were named Emerging Voices by The Architectural League of New York and are elected Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. They live in Silverlake and have three children. \n\nIntroduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips\, AIA\, PhD\, Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor\, director\, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo). \nPhotos (Left to Right): Alice Kimm\, John Friedman\, Claremont McKenna College Roberts Pavilion URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/jfak/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JFAK_1000px.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200221T071500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200221T090000 DTSTAMP:20260424T002839 CREATED:20200122T215900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T221430Z UID:10000369-1582269300-1582275600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Westside Mayors Forum DESCRIPTION:It is time for Westside Urban Forum’s signature annual event\, the Westside Mayors Panel! On February 21\, 2020\, WUF is pleased to welcome the Westside mayors for a candid discussion of each mayor’s priorities for 2020\, specific issues of importance to each city\, and where these priorities and issues intersect to anticipate changes that may be coming to the Westside in 2020. \nTopics will include the economic outlooks for their cities; planning for transportation changes and the implications for future land use related to extension of the Purple Line subway\, automated vehicles\, ride-hailing companies\, shared mobility devices; planning for climate change; and the issue that ranks at the top for all of LA County: homelessness and the provision of more housing. The Westside cities are also facing their respective regional housing allocations\, requiring them to plan for hundreds or even thousands of new units. Whether or not SB 50 passes\, the mayors may discuss their visions for increasing density and managing traffic. \nCome hear directly from the decision makers what’s on their minds\, what they would like to accomplish\, and how they intend to work together in 2020. \nPanelists\nMayor John Mirisch\, City of Beverly Hills\nMayor Meghan Sahli-Wells\, City of Culver City\nMayor Kevin McKeown\, City of Santa Monica\nMayor John D’Amico\, City of West Hollywood \nModerator\nTo Be Announced \nParking\nAvailable in the adjacent\, interior parking garage at 8711 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City (look for the red banners)\, or ample street parking\, or via the Expo Light Rail line\, one block to the east of Helms Bakery. \n7:15 am-9 am\n7:15 am Registration\n7:30 am Breakfast\n7:45 am Panel Discussion \n$50 members\n$65 nonmembers\n$10 student members\n$15 student nonmembers \nA limited number of discounted tickets are available for members of neighborhood councils and other community-based organizations. Please inquire at info@westsideurbanforum.com. \nPre-registration closes on Wednesday\, February 19\, 2020. After February 19\, 2020 and at onsite registration the cost will be an additional $10. No refunds or credits will be provided after this date. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/westside-mayors-forum/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wufLogo_V6.png GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR