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    How 25 roommates are able to share 1 Highland Park house

    In Highland Park, you can rent a 2,000 square foot single family home for less than $600 a month, if you're willing to share it with 24 roommates. Also, the LA Brea Tar Pits is planning a new look.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jul 3, 2019 • 23m Listen

    In Highland Park, you can rent a 2,000 square foot single family home for less than $600 a month, if you're willing to share it with 24 roommates. Also, the LA Brea Tar Pits is planning a new look.

    "How to afford LA? Get 24 roommates"Field Producer: Helen Harlan

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    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      How to afford LA? Get 24 roommates

      It’s no secret that Los Angeles is in a housing crisis. A one bedroom apartment averages $2500. However, for $580 you can get a bunk in a 5-bedroom Highland Park craftsman.

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      10 min
    2. 10:19

      A dire fate for South Central Farm in South LA

      LA City Council has put what may have been the final nail in the coffin of the South Central Farm: a 14-acre neighborhood farm that has been fought over since 2006.

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      6 min
    3. 15:59

      At La Brea Tar Pits: Second Home exhibit, plus a coming redesign

      Are you sticking around LA this holiday weekend and looking for something to do beyond watching parades and fireworks? How about checking out Second Home Serpentine Pavilion? It's a new temporary exhibition at the La Brea Tar Pits.

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      8 min
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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Kathryn Barnes

      Producer, Reporter

      NewsLos AngelesHousing & Development

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      How to afford LA? Get 24 roommates

    2. 10:196 min

      A dire fate for South Central Farm in South LA

    3. 15:598 min

      At La Brea Tar Pits: Second Home exhibit, plus a coming redesign

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