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How Marta Segura Became LA’s First Chief Heat Officer & Climate Emergency Mobilization Director

How Marta Segura Became LA’s First Chief Heat Officer & Climate Emergency Mobilization Director

by Momentum | May 19, 2023 | Reflections

As a child growing up in San Jose, California, she wondered why her neighborhood was being sprayed with pesticides. The more questions she asked, the more she found herself drawn to environmental justice and community advocacy. Now, she is working to make sure that...
Creating a More Climate-Adaptive City: LA’s First Heat Officer

Creating a More Climate-Adaptive City: LA’s First Heat Officer

by Momentum | May 19, 2023 | Reflections, Resources

Marta Segura, Chief Heat Officer & Climate Emergency Mobilization Director for the city of Los Angeles, talks about using mapping and location technology to help bring relief to residents during heatwaves. Esri’s John Lenahan and Segura chat about why heat resilience...
Cesar Chavez: Honoring a Labor and Environmental Justice Visionary

Cesar Chavez: Honoring a Labor and Environmental Justice Visionary

by Marta Segura | May 18, 2023 | Reflections

His movement and Grape Boycott gave me a way forward during a time of crisis for my community and that of so many others. Cesar Chavez was and is many things to many people. He was a Mexican-American, Indigenous leader, visionary, labor leader, civil rights activist,...