Which Way, L.A.?

The Local Land Grab

Ever wonder why all of those discount stores keep popping up on every available street corner? Today, Which Way, L.A.? looks at the "fiscalization" of land use. Why is it more attractive for local governments to lure strip malls and mega malls than reaching for other job- producing industries?

By Warren Olney • Jul 1, 1998 • 1 min read

Ever wonder why all of those discount stores keep popping up on every available street corner? Today, Which Way, L.A.? looks at the "fiscalization" of land use. Why is it more attractive for local governments to lure strip malls and mega malls than reaching for other job- producing industries?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author

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Which Way, L.A.?

The Local Land Grab

Ever wonder why all of those discount stores keep popping up on every available street corner? Today, Which Way, L.A.? looks at the "fiscalization" of land use. Why is it more attractive for local governments to lure strip malls and mega malls than reaching for other job- producing industries?

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Which Way, L.A.?

The Local Land Grab

Ever wonder why all of those discount stores keep popping up on every available street corner? Today, Which Way, L.A.? looks at the "fiscalization" of land use. Why is it more attractive for local governments to lure strip malls and mega malls than reaching for other job- producing industries?

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