Lyn Jacobs

California Department of Housing and Community Development (formerly)

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Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development for then-Governor Schwarzenegger

Lyn Jacobs on KCRW

In the years after World War II, Los Angeles' population growth was spectacular.

Is LA Still a Fast-Growing World City?

In the years after World War II, Los Angeles' population growth was spectacular.

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