Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Prop 10
When marginalized communites are viewed as ecosystems, the urgency of putting a floor under them becomes clear
November 6, 2018
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?
November 2, 2018
Vermont/Manchester: Reckoning with the Past and Wrestling with the Form Change Should Take
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 17, 2018
Project Planned for Lots at Expo/Crenshaw Takes Another Step Forward
However, a "revised scenario is being birthed," says Metro Board Director Dupont-Walker
October 1, 2018
Metro PSAs Target Vendors, Make Other Missteps in Effort to Teach Transit Etiquette
“Wait, did they just deport the vendor?”
September 27, 2018
In Questionable Move, Affordable Housing Developer Awards Leasing Applications to First 400 Callers
Leasing applications are generally treated with more care than concert tickets that go to the first ten callers that happen to be listening in. Not this time.
September 24, 2018
As L.A. Ramps up Efforts to Get People off the Streets, a Young Man Struggles to Stay Housed
Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."
September 10, 2018
Metro Board Directors Tie “Rosa Parks/Willowbrook” Station Overhaul to Community Development at Groundbreaking
Construction begins in earnest in January, as do closures between 103rd St and downtown Long Beach
August 27, 2018
Bill Legalizing Sidewalk Vending Statewide Moves Through Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Here in Los Angeles, the work of the L.A. Street Vendor Campaign has been key to bringing these issues to light and helping give vendors the confidence to come out of the shadows.
August 23, 2018
Video of Moments Before Man Crushed by Blue Line Train Raises More Questions for Family in Mourning
"They stole a part of our hearts with my brother."
August 15, 2018
