Phoenix Tso

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In January, Emmanuel Limaco was living with his father, stepmother and his brother in a single-family home in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga.

An impending eviction crisis threatens struggling tenants. Is rent cancellation the answer?

In January, Emmanuel Limaco was living with his father, stepmother and his brother in a single-family home in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga.

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Restaurants throughout LA faced serious consequences from the pandemic shutdown.

Quarantine shutdowns hit Chinatown and SGV restaurants hard. Can they survive past the pandemic?

Restaurants throughout LA faced serious consequences from the pandemic shutdown.

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Longtime businesses in Little Tokyo are facing gentrification. They worry they’ll be priced out as downtown has revitalized, and rents are going up.

Can the Japanese community save Little Tokyo from gentrification?

Longtime businesses in Little Tokyo are facing gentrification. They worry they’ll be priced out as downtown has revitalized, and rents are going up.

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