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How Los Angeles Landed Its First Olympics
How Los Angeles Landed Its First Olympics

by Josh Stephens on Feb 23, 2020

Los Angeles, Olympics

Barry Siegel's new book about the 1932 Olympics shows how much chutzpah counted in early Los Angeles.

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California's Duplex Moment
California's Duplex Moment

by William Fulton on Nov 26, 2019

Housing, Los Angeles

2s, 3s, and 4s are popular topics of discussion these days. But can California build them at scale?

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Congestion Pricing and High Home Prices on L.A.'s Westside
Congestion Pricing and High Home Prices on L.A.'s Westside

by William Fulton on Apr 28, 2019

Congestion Pricing, Housing, Los Angeles, Transportation, UCLA, Westside

First annual Luskin Summit highlights the intricate web of problems in the area on both transportation and housing. >>read more

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Most L.A. Residents Have Considered Moving Because of Housing Prices
Most L.A. Residents Have Considered Moving Because of Housing Prices

by William Fulton on Apr 26, 2019

Housing, Los Angeles

Both PPIC and UCLA surveys confirm the result. >>read more

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Gentrification On Steroids?
Gentrification On Steroids?

by William Fulton on Feb 25, 2019

Los Angeles, Opportunity Zones

Will oppportunity zones help underserved neighborhoods -- or accelerate gentrification? >>read more

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Scooters Propel Cities Toward New Regulatory Approaches
Scooters Propel Cities Toward New Regulatory Approaches

by Josh Stephens on Sep 25, 2018

Beverly Hills , Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Monica, West Hollywood

California jurisdictions welcome scooter companies ... sort of ... >>read more

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What's The Matter With L.A.?
What's The Matter With L.A.?

by William Fulton on Apr 17, 2018

Census, Housing, Los Angeles, Population

New Census figures show that net out-migration isn't bad statewide -- but it's terrible in Los Angeles. >>read more

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The Transit Crisis Is Really A Housing Crisis
The Transit Crisis Is Really A Housing Crisis

by Josh Stephens on Feb 25, 2018

Housing, Los Angeles, Metro, Public Transit , Transportation, UCLA

Low-wage workers are buying cars in L.A. like crazy, driving transit ridership down. That's because the apartment equivalent of a 2001 Corolla is impossible to find. >>read more

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Vacancies In The Midst of a Housing Shortage
Vacancies In The Midst of a Housing Shortage

by Josh Stephens on Feb 11, 2018

Downtown, Housing, Los Angeles

One downtown L.A. developer is having trouble finding tenants for his new project. Is this proof that the market needs to work -- or that it can't work no matter what? >>read more

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AG Exempt From CEQA Exhaustion Requirement
AG Exempt From CEQA Exhaustion Requirement

by William Fulton on Jan 29, 2018

Attorney General, CEQA, Long Beach, Los Angeles , Port of Los Angeles

Attorney General can raise issues in court that aren't in an EIR's administrative record, appellate court rules. >>read more

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