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Think Forward is the new digital home for all the written and audio commentary produced by the LA Forward family of organizations – including the "Report Forward" newsletter, "LA Podcast," and the "What’s Next, Los Angeles?" podcast – as part of our mission to demystify Southern California government and help you hold elected officials accountable for creating a fair, flourishing region for everyone who lives here.

At the same time we're launching this central repository for commentary, we are also starting an entirely new forum – focused on thoughtful discussion about how we move toward recovery and reconstruction in the wake of the January mega-fires.

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