An Alternative Narrative to the Los Angeles Streetcar Myth
The automobile’s domination of Los Angeles was not a triumph of the market, but an exercise in regulation and rent-seeking.
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The automobile’s domination of Los Angeles was not a triumph of the market, but an exercise in regulation and rent-seeking.
The city of Los Angeles has a nearly fifty-year history of buying run-down hotels to operate as Skid Row housing.
Mayor Eric Garcetti's call to strengthen Los Angeles' water system — one pillar of his ambitious plan to ready the city for a major earthquake — would cost as much as $15 billion and require decades of work, Department of Water and Power engineers estimate.
A dozen community groups have signed onto mentoring effort, for which L.A. Unified will provide an organizing hub, including background checks of mentors.
The Persian Gulf was vandalized last week, and owner Roozbeh Farahanipour says it's due to a display at the cafe honoring women recently killed during protests in Iran.