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    Affordable housing expensive to build. Some developers are doing it for less

    Why is affordable housing so expensive to build in Los Angeles? It’s all about the money — where it comes from and how long it takes to get it. Some developers are changing the traditional funding model to save on time and costs.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Mar 22, 2021 • 25m Listen

    Why is affordable housing so expensive to build in Los Angeles? It’s all about the money — where it comes from and how long it takes to get it. Some developers are changing the traditional funding model to save on time and costs.

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    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      LA affordable housing developer saves time and money on project for formerly homeless tenants

      Why is affordable housing so expensive to build in Los Angeles? It’s all about the money — where it comes from and how long it takes to get it. Some developers are changing the traditional funding model to save on time and costs.

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      9 min
    2. 9:27

      Oscars 2021 will be held at LA’s Union Station. What’s expected to happen?

      Producers of the 93rd Academy Awards say this year’s event will be held at downtown LA’s Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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      9 min
    3. 18:21

      Santa Ana burned down its Chinatown in 1906. What are its lessons on anti-Asian hate?

      “The destruction of Santa Ana’s Chinatown was just one of dozens, if not hundreds, of anti-Chinese pogroms that plagued the West during the 19th and early 20th centuries," Gustavo Arellano writes in his new column.

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      7 min
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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      LA affordable housing developer saves time and money on project for formerly homeless tenants

    2. 9:279 min

      Oscars 2021 will be held at LA’s Union Station. What’s expected to happen?

    3. 18:217 min

      Santa Ana burned down its Chinatown in 1906. What are its lessons on anti-Asian hate?

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