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Illustrative perspective render of Santa Clarita Elementary School. The perspective shows the roundhouse school design with a tree lined center courtyard. Students arrive in the front in a yellow school bus.

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Join us at the Ebell of Los Angeles for our 2026 Preservation Awards!

We're hosting the 2026 Preservation Awards on April 14th and the historic Ebell of Los Angeles in Mid-Wilshire! Tickets and sponsorships are now available and our winner announcement is imminent. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement soon.

Tickets and Sponsorships

SUPPORT

We did it....and then some!

Thanks to generous friends like you, we not only unlocked the $50,000 matching gift for the 2025 Preservation Annual Fund — we surpassed it! Check out how much we've accomplished together in 2025.

2025 Year in Review

COMMUNITY

Everyone's Invited: Meet Our Opening Panelists & Tours

Join us at Greater Page Temple for the Conservancy’s 2026 L.A. Historic Neighborhoods Conference: Meeting the Moment on February 21. We're thrilled to welcome Cato Hernández of LAist, Evan Lovett of L.A. in a Minute, Lisett B. Chavarela of the L.A. Conservancy for an opening panel moderated by our very own Adrian Scott Fine on how to use social media to make a case for preservation.

SEASONAL WALKING TOUR

Lawrence Halprin: Reconnecting the Heart of Los Angeles

Come experience famed landscape architect Lawrence Halprin’s plan to transform downtown Los Angeles through the use of open spaces.

ADVOCACY

Update on Santa Clarita Elementary School

Santa Clarita Elementary, a Midcentury Modern school designed in a distinctive roundhouse plan by architects Smith, Powell & Morgridge in 1959, may be at risk. he School Board is currently exploring alternative uses for the property, and as of January, the city has submitted an offer to purchase the campus at fair market value.

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ADVOCACY

Baywatch Returns to the Venice Beach at a Historic Lifeguard Station

The Venice Lifeguard Station, a Historic-Cultural Monument designated with the support of the Los Angeles Conservancy and the Venice Neighborhood Council, is stepping into the spotlight again — this time for the Baywatch revival.

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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Apply to our 2026 Boot Camp Session!

We are now accepting applications for our upcoming Community Leadership Boot Camp Session! The Conservancy’s Community Leadership Boot Camp offers participants best practices in preservation and lessons from the field, heightens awareness of current local preservation issues, and strengthens individual and group leadership skills. No experience is necessary. Free to participate with L.A. Conservancy membership.

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COMMUNITY

Recovery and Rebuilding After Historic L.A. Fires

MEMBER PUBLICATION

The 2025 Fall Issue Is Here

NEW INITIATIVE

Los Angeles Women's Landmarks Project

COMMUNITY

Recovery and Rebuilding After Historic L.A. Fires

MEMBER PUBLICATION

The 2025 Fall Issue Is Here

NEW INITIATIVE

Los Angeles Women's Landmarks Project

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