Design and Architecture
The struggle over growth, from Santa Monica to Boyle Heights
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.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenPhoto: Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights (Paul Narvaez)
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2 storiesDoes 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 and old urban dwellers. But many Santa Monica residents are angered by what they see as over-development and traffic congestion.
Read the story17 minArtwashing 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 for catalyzing gentrification and displacement of long-time tenants, to be replaced by folks from other parts of the Southland who are being priced out of their neighborhoods.
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