Which Way, L.A.?
Gentrification and Affordability
Thirty years ago the white middle class left urban LA for the suburbs. Now it's coming back.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenAlmost 13,000 moderately-priced rental units were built in LA in the past five years, but almost the same number were turn down or converted to condos. Should government intervene to preserve affordable housing? Should the real estate market have its way, even if it does seem out of control?
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2 storiesLos Angeles Term-Limits Measure Dealt Blow
Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien has ordered Proposition R removed from the November ballot in the City of Los Angeles. That's the measure that extends term limits for City Council members from two terms to three and imposes limits on how lobbyists raise money.
Read the story7 minGentrification and Affordability
LA's urban centers are subject to migratory movements that are like weather patterns—impervious to rent control, affordable housing trust funds and other kinds of government intervention.
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