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Entering **"this and that"** (with quotes) into the search form will return results containing the exact phrase "this and that". --- - Start Date Start Date OperatorBefore - End Date End Date OperatorBefore Search by Type Search All Search by Author Search All Search by Category Search All Search by Language Search All Search by Type Search All Search by Author Search All Search by Category Search All Search by Language Search All Assuming diana is required, and nicole is required, the following [13 results were found.](#search-result-list) - ### [Fire-Blind: Nithya Raman’s Housing Density Agenda is Playing with Fire](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/32265-fire-blind-nithya-ramans-housing-density-agenda-is-playing-with-fire) February 12 2026 fire corridors and calling it equity is not compassion. It is negligence. And it deserves to be called exactly that. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulturist and wildfire policy analyst in Los Angeles. She writes about fire policy and landscapes... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/32265-fire-blind-nithya-ramans-housing-density-agenda-is-playing-with-fire - Type: Article - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Lawsuit Puts LA's Wildfire Problem Where it Belongs: At the Permitting Desk, Not in Resident’s Gardens](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/32043-lawsuit-puts-las-wildfire-problem-where-it-belongs-at-the-permitting-desk-not-in-residents-gardens) January 05 2026 confronting documented failures in preparedness, response, and transparency that contributed to the Palisades disaster. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulturist and community advocate in Los Angeles. She writes about fire policy and landscapes that... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/32043-lawsuit-puts-las-wildfire-problem-where-it-belongs-at-the-permitting-desk-not-in-residents-gardens - Type: Article - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [California’s Wildfire Policy: Privatizing Fire Defense and Blaming Homeowners](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/31921-californias-wildfire-policy-privatizing-fire-defense-and-blaming-homeowners) December 08 2025 zones. For a recent example of how this plays out on the ground, see my piece on the 2025 Palisades Fire Abandoned. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulturist and community advocate in Los Angeles. She writes about fire policy and landscapes that... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/31921-californias-wildfire-policy-privatizing-fire-defense-and-blaming-homeowners - Type: Article - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [How the Insurance Industry Is Rewriting California’s Wildfire Rules — Starting in Your Backyard](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/31793-how-the-insurance-industry-is-rewriting-californias-wildfire-rules-starting-in-your-backyard) November 10 2025 seat at the table and start naming the harm being done. The truth is not impolite. It’s the first act of resistance. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulturist and community advocate in Los Angeles. She writes about fire policy and landscapes that... https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/31793-how-the-insurance-industry-is-rewriting-californias-wildfire-rules-starting-in-your-backyard - Type: Article - Author: Diana Nicole - Category: STATE WATCH - Language: \* - ### [Zone 0 and the Death of Local Control: Sacramento’s Fire Experiment in Our Yards](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/31662-zone-0-and-the-death-of-local-control-sacramentos-fire-experiment-in-our-yards) October 16 2025 in local experience, not political theater. Because when our places are struggling, the response should be local. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulture expert. With clients including The Walt Disney Company, she has over 20 years of experience... https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/31662-zone-0-and-the-death-of-local-control-sacramentos-fire-experiment-in-our-yards - Type: Article - Category: NEIGHBORHOOD - Language: \* - ### [Newsom, Lawmakers Gut CEQA to Let Polluters Skip Safety Checks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/31107-newsom-lawmakers-gut-ceqa-to-let-polluters-skip-safety-checks) July 03 2025 he should start by ending his own administration’s assault on democracy, environmental health, and local control. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulture expert known for blending science and design in sustainable landscaping. With clients including... https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/31107-newsom-lawmakers-gut-ceqa-to-let-polluters-skip-safety-checks - Type: Article - Category: STATE WATCH - Language: \* - ### [Welcome to State-Controlled Landscaping: Where Even Your Potted Plants Require Government Approval](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/30695-welcome-to-state-controlled-landscaping-where-even-your-potted-plants-require-government-approval) April 10 2025 home is listed as "currently uninsured." Even the gravel-scaped yard apparently doesn’t satisfy the insurance industry. (Diana Nicole is an accredited ecological horticulture professional and tree expert. She is known for advancing scientific and... https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/30695-welcome-to-state-controlled-landscaping-where-even-your-potted-plants-require-government-approval - Type: Article - Category: STATE WATCH - Language: \* - ### [When The Parks Department Takes Away A Children's Learning Garden](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/29443-when-the-parks-department-takes-away-a-childrens-learning-garden) August 26 2024 makers may pay to it. Soon the City will be looking for the next woodland or stand of trees to rip the heart from. (Diana Nicole is an ecological horticulturist and board member with the Los Angeles Audubon Society. She transforms gardens into living... https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/29443-when-the-parks-department-takes-away-a-childrens-learning-garden - Type: Article - Author: Diana Nicole - Category: VOICES - Language: \* - ### [Absolutely Cherry-Picking](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28764-absolutely-cherry-picking) April 18 2024 ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - The LA City Ethics Commission met on Wednesday. It was brutal. There was a speaker who wanted to speak on all of the items and a general public comment, but the President of the five-person board,Jeffrey Darr, insisted that the... https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28764-absolutely-cherry-picking - Type: Article - Author: Eric Preven - Category: ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - Language: \* - ### [High Profile, Low Quality](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26817-high-profile-low-quality) April 20 2023 ERIC PREVEN’S WORLD - The committee meetings being reduced to in-person only is another slap across the public's face. Nobody anywhere has been crying for less access and the loss of the significant public benefit of being able to call in with a remark... https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26817-high-profile-low-quality - Type: Article - Author: Eric Preven - Category: ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - Language: \* - ### [LA Property Owner Should Face Consequences for Cutting Down Protected Trees](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/24649-la-property-owner-should-face-consequences-for-cutting-down-protected-trees) May 23 2022 also spoke at the BPW hearing, joining the chorus of people asking for the maximum allowable sanctions. Garden ecologist Diana Nicole, who has decades of experience with issues related to trees and habitat, says the problem goes beyond the removal of... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/24649-la-property-owner-should-face-consequences-for-cutting-down-protected-trees - Type: Article - Author: Casey Maddren - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [Dear Los Angeles City Forest Officer](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22547-dear-los-angeles-city-forest-officer) September 13 2021 full of our beautiful native trees that whisper into their ear the value native trees have in a functioning city. (Diana Nicole is a certified plant, nut, and ecological landscaper. She is the advisor to the City of Los Angeles NCSA Trees Committee. She... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22547-dear-los-angeles-city-forest-officer - Type: Article - Author: Diana Nicole - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* - ### [The City Family … and Other Myths](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22206-the-city-family-and-other-myths) August 01 2021 THE CITY - Home: The dense metropolis of Kolkata is among the only places in India -- and one of the few left in the world -- where fleets of hand-pulled rickshaws still ply the streets. Venice California is another place with rickshaws. Mayor Garcetti... https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22206-the-city-family-and-other-myths - Type: Article - Author: Eric Preven - Category: LOS ANGELES - Language: \* Results **1** - **13** of **13**