Ruben Vives

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Reporter for the Los Angeles Times

Ruben Vives on KCRW

The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

Bridges and Walls: LA River, part 2

The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

from Design and Architecture

There’s a corruption scandal in Maywood.

Big corruption in tiny town of Maywood, California

There’s a corruption scandal in Maywood.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The L.A. County District Attorney’s office is taking a closer look at the City of Maywood.

What happens to accountability, when fewer people are looking?

The L.A. County District Attorney’s office is taking a closer look at the City of Maywood.

from The Mixer

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California State Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill, SB 50, has been shelved for debate until next year.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Gov. Gavin Newsom is pumping the brakes on California’s high speed rail project. Or is he?

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hundreds of residential hotels in the City of LA offer shelter for people who would otherwise be homeless, but trendier SROs are popping up for young professionals with more money.

from Greater LA