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How can we entice people not merely to "escape" California out of desperation but rather to embrace and reinvigorate places that need activity and talent? >>read more

If these communities are going to, at the same time, decry the invasion of newcomers and oppose most development, then they face but one option: they must promote development elsewhere. >>read more

Will UCLA students get their own Neighborhood Council? >>read more

The new gas tax isn’t just regressive but doubly regressive >>read more

It’s a great matchup because Los Angeles and Houston are so similar as urban places – the two largest cities in the American Sun Belt. >>read more

Blade Runner created a dystopic vision of Los Angeles that remains as culturally potent today — if not more so — than it was when it came out in 35 years ago. >>read more

Among Mr. Bezos's 482 choices in California -- not counting unincorporated county land where he might build his city from scratch -- here is a sample of some hidden gems he might want to consider >>read more

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