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Generosity After the LA Fires: Charitable Giving and the Road Ahead to Rebuilding

In the aftermath of the devastating Eaton and Palisades Wildfires in Los Angeles, philanthropic institutions, corporations, community-based organizations, and individuals generated a significant cross-sectoral charitable giving response—and...
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Alexander Meeks

Director, 10,000 Communities Initiative, Milken Institute Finance
Alexander Meeks is a director at Milken Institute Finance. He focuses on helping communities accelerate resilient disaster recovery and adapt to extreme weather events.
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Rebuilding from the Bottom Up: The LA Fires One Year Later

January marks the one-year anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires that devastated Altadena, the Pacific Palisades, and Malibu, destroying over 16,000 structures, killing 31 people and leading to hundreds more related deaths, and...
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A headshot of a man named Alexander Meeks. He is standing against a blurred background and smiling at the camera. He has brown skin, a short dark brunette beard, short dark brunette hair, and brown eyes. He is wearing glasses and a gray collared polo shirt.

Alexander Meeks

Director, 10,000 Communities Initiative, Milken Institute Finance
Alexander Meeks is a director at Milken Institute Finance. He focuses on helping communities accelerate resilient disaster recovery and adapt to extreme weather events.
Smoke billows over Los Angeles as wildfires burn in the nearby hills, with dense orange and gray plumes rising behind the city skyline and palm trees in the foreground.
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After the Fires, the Fires Still Burn

On January 7, 2025, the Los Angeles metropolitan area experienced something unprecedented in modern American history. Two simultaneous urban fires broke out in Los Angeles County, fueled by a nine-month drought and hurricane-strength winds...
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Kevin Klowden

Formerly Milken Institute
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It’s Not Too Late for a Hollywood Reset

“Hollywood is in trouble.” It is a phrase that has been echoed through the decades—from the scandals of the 1920s to the advent of television in the 1950s, the rise of cable and videocassette recorders in the 1970s and ‘80s, and now, in the...
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Kevin Klowden

Formerly Milken Institute
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Implementation of California’s Master Plan for Aging

Thank you for your dedication to studying the early implementation of California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA) to ensure progress on its important goals.
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Lauren Dunning, JD

Senior Director, Future of Aging, Milken Institute Health
Lauren Dunning is a senior director for the Milken Institute Future of Aging, where she develops initiatives and strategic partnerships that advance healthy longevity and financial security across the life course.
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Supporting the Growth of California's Life Sciences Industry

The life sciences are a cornerstone of technological innovation in California. Local firms, laboratories, and universities perform cutting-edge research and development (R&D) activities that have led to numerous technological breakthroughs...
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