Shaya Tayefe Mohajer

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Writer based in LA, news editor at Take Part.

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When you see one of those massive homes with columns looming over small bungalows in L.A., you can see how they could be described as the Hummers of homes.

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When you see one of those massive homes with columns looming over small bungalows in L.A., you can see how they could be described as the Hummers of homes.

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