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Now that the world knows what Bodega is, residents of California can be forgiven for wondering what a bodega is. >>read more

Honesty and compromise remain admirable values and effective political tools — especially on the local level where policymakers, community members, and activists are literally rubbing elbows with each other. >>read more

In a city that remains famously horizontal, it’s fun to get excited about something vertical. >>read more

For all their popularity, setbacks have no basis in engineering or architecture. They are simply regulatory whims. >>read more

The experiences of both Rebuild LA and the CRA suggest that the social and economic problems are too deep to respond to real estate solutions by themselves. Physical planning can provide improvements in mobility and housing. The fundamental problem remains economic. >> read more

The Measure S campaign demonized developers at every turn. Good planning, and good development, requires a more sober attitude. >>read more

Los Angeles, which released its action plan in January, is hopeful that it can transform its sprawling, car-focused streets into safe place for everyone, starting with the 6 percent of streets identified by LADOT as the city’s High Injury Network. >>read more

Deportation is — to say the least — the most perverse way to solve a housing crisis. >>read more

Chipotle is a place, more or less. But the loss of local restaurants is a problem for cities. >>read more

Nasty as it sounds, Green Acres 'Farm' in Kern County is an apt symbol of the symbiosis between rural and urban areas. >>read more

This year, while NIMBY's were tittering about LULU’s, the “drill baby drill” crowd was marshaling its forces. >>read more

Yesterday, McKinsey and Co. released A Tool Kit to Close California’s Housing Gap, which offers its take on California’s housing crisis. >>read more

As it becomes more urban, Los Angeles's Westside struggles with the transition. >>read more

With due appreciation to the organizers and sponsors of this week’s California APA conference, there’s been a lot of food to keep over 1,500 planners sustained and energized this week. >>read more