Downtown Tax Breaks

Jun. 24, 2014

The Los Angeles City Council is considering giving 180 million dollars in tax breaks to two luxury high-rise developments downtown, even-though big-name developers and investors are already backing the projects.

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Credits

Guest:

David Zahniser - Los Angeles Times - @DavidZahniser

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Andrew Walsh, Christian Bordal, Matt Holzman, Jolie Myers, Anna Scott

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