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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA Rewrites Its Code

    Los Angeles is in the midst of a five-year project called re:code LA that will significantly change the city’s building codes. When the zoning code was first published back in the 1940s, it was fewer than 100 pages. Now with all the various additions and amendments it’s grown to more than 600 pages.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 22, 2015 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles is in the midst of a five-year project called re:code LA that will significantly change the city’s building codes. When the zoning code was first published back in the 1940s, it was fewer than 100 pages. Now with all the various additions and amendments it’s grown to more than 600 pages. It’s complicated and the new code aims to simplify things in a growing city. What does this mean for you and your neighborhood?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Tom Rothmann

      Senior City Planner at Los Angeles Department of City Planning.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Fighting Hollywood Development, Gay Marriage Study Falls Apart, Movies
    1. 0:00Robert Silverstein’s “David v. Goliath” Battle
    2. 8:59LA Rewrites Its CodeYou’re reading this
    3. 17:00How the Gay Marriage Canvassing Study Fell Apart
    4. 26:05Memorial Day Movie Roundup
    5. 40:30The New York Times Stops Reviewing Every Movie
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