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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Court Puts the Breaks on Phase Two of Playa Vista

    The massive Playa Vista development on LA’s West Side already has 5,000 residents and hundreds of office workers.  The second phase calls for 2,600 new housing units and more retail and office space, on 111 acres. Last Friday, a three-judge appeals court ordered a halt to all construction on Phase Two.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The massive Playa Vista development on LA’s West Side already has 5,000 residents and hundreds of office workers. The second phase calls for 2,600 new housing units and more retail and office space, on 111 acres. Last Friday, a three-judge appeals court ordered a halt to all construction on Phase Two.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Vanessa Romo

      LA School Report

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      Steve Sugerman

      Spokesman for Playa Vista

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      Executive Director of the Ballona Wetlands Land Trust

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      Los Angeles City Council

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    The Off-Again On-Again Dean at UC Irvine
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    2. 13:40Court Puts the Breaks on Phase Two of Playa Vista You’re reading this
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