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Recent SoCal News
Governor Newsom Appoints Stephanie Landregan, FASLA
On January 14, 2026, Stephanie Landregan, FASLA, of Glendale, was reappointed to the State Mining and Geology Board, where she has served since 2015. Landregan has been the Director of Altadena Green since 2025. She was Program Director of Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles Extension from 2008 to 2025. Landregan was Division Chief of Landscape Architecture [...]
SoCal Executive Committee’s Annual Planning Day
It was a wonderful day at the Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens in Long Beach on Saturday December 6. The SoCal Chapter Executive Committee met for our annual day of planning to review the Strategic Plan and upcoming goals for 2026. 2026 is shaping up to be a good year and there is a great deal of excitement [...]
Transgressive Practices to Transformative Policies
This year the Climate Action Committee will embark on an exploration of how we can support and play a role in community self-reliance and climate change resilience. This month many of us will enjoy the ASLA Conference in New Orleans, he ASLA 2025 Conference "Beyond Boundaries' where the profession will "celebrate the power of landscape architects to create innovative, resilient [...]
California School Tree Survey
The Luskin Lab is conducting a survey on tree activities or projects at California K-12 schools, seeking to learn from people involved in the advocacy, design, installation, maintenance, management, education, and fundraising, for trees located on school campuses (such as schoolyards, school gardens, entryways, parking lots) or adjacent street trees. They are looking to include the perspectives of arborists, urban foresters, [...]
CLASS Fund Reaches a New Milestone!
CLASS Fund is pleased to announce that a very important milestone was achieved on August 13, 2025. The CLASS endowment fund surpassed the goal of "Campaign Two Million" to $2,014,151.00. This goal was the dream of Bob Cardoza, FASLA, one of the founders of CLASS Fund. CLASS Fund achieved the original $1 Million goal in 2010, which was set by [...]
Congratulations Cal Poly ASLA Honor and Merit Winners
Cal Poly Pomona 2024 jury consisted of Stacey Isaac, ASLA, Landscape Architect; Bob Borthwick, Emeritus ASLA formerly of Borthwick Guy Bettenhausen; David Dahlke, ASLA of Studio MLA; and Zinni Zhang, ASLA of Fiore Landscape Design BSLA Winners Gabriel Stein – BSLA Honor Award Daniel Lopez- BSLA Honor Award Naui Olin Tanatuh Munoz, BSLA Honor Award Victoria Bruno, BSLA Merit Award [...]
Seeking Chapter Student Liaison
Are you passionate about mentoring the next generation of landscape architects? The SoCal Chapter is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic professional and Full Members to serve as the Liaison to Students on the Chapter's Executive Committee. This rewarding role involves close collaboration with student chapters at USC, UCLA, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Key responsibilities include [...]
2025-2025 Chapter Call for Nominations
The Southern California Chapter is seeking candidates who are interested in the advancement and advocacy of the landscape architecture profession, committed to their community, and willing to share their talents and creativity to grow their leadership skills and professional network. You can nominate yourself or a peer for a position on the Executive Committee by emailing aslasocal@socal-asla.org Elected Leadership Positions [...]
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