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Real Estate Director for the University of Southern California
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Kristina Raspe
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FROM Kristina Raspe
Which Way, L.A.?
Can USC Grow without Devouring the Neighborhood? Last October, a community meeting on the expansion of the University of Southern California drew 500 people. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the City Planning Department will hold hearings on plans for a 35-acre complex across Jefferson Boulevard, the northern boundary of the campus today. As we hear, the neighbors are very interested.
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