The public is invited to a free event about the past, present and future of Los Angeles water
When: Sunday, September 29 from 3 – 6 pm
Where: El Tranquilo Gallery at W-19 Olvera Street, Los Angeles 90012
Event Features:
- Panel discussion (see below for details);
- Closing reception for the art exhibit “What’s On Tap: LA’s Water Story…Source to Spigot”;
- Live music by Shoshana Ben-Horin; and
- Blind water tasting where participants will be able to taste how the flavors of three brands of bottled water compare with each other and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power tap water.
Professor Megan Mullin, faculty director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, will moderate the panel.
Panelists will include:
Edith de Guzman, who co-curated the art exhibit, and is the UC Cooperative Extension specialist for water equity and adaptation policy with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation;
Amanda Begley, watershed senior program manager for TreePeople;
Conner Everts, facilitator for the Environmental Water Caucus, executive director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance, and co-chair of the Desal Response Group; and
Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
