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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

The struggle over growth, from Santa Monica to Boyle Heights

Hosted by Frances Anderton Aug. 30, 2016
From Santa Monica to Boyle Heights, residents are fighting development. Are their concerns connected? And is slowing growth the answer to maintaining affordable housing across the region? DnA reports from the most and the least affluent communities in the Southland.

Photo: Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights (Paul Narvaez)

From this Episode:

Does LUVE hurt or help Santa Monica?

Downtown Santa Monica is being transformed from a Central Business District into a dense, walkable community of three- to seven-story mixed-use buildings attractive to young...

17 min

Artwashing and Gentrification in Boyle Heights

The East LA neighborhood of Boyle Heights has become the latest flashpoint in the debate over gentrification and rising home prices. Activists are targeting art galleries...

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Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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