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Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds

Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 18, 2024los angeles, housing, policy, government, economics

Meet California’s most neglected group of students with special needs: the gifted ones

Meet California’s most neglected group of students with special needs: the gifted ones

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 18, 2024education, los angeles, youth, policy, economics, equity

Can our spending habits help explain the culture wars?

Can our spending habits help explain the culture wars?

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 15, 2024culture, data, economics, finance, public finance, politics

Newsom calls for big boost in funding for California’s film and TV tax credit, throwing Hollywood a lifeline

Newsom calls for big boost in funding for California’s film and TV tax credit, throwing Hollywood a lifeline

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 27, 2024California, economics, public finance, media, art, culture, policy, government

Latino residents slam ‘trust fund hipsters’ in ugly L.A. gentrification battle

Latino residents slam ‘trust fund hipsters’ in ugly L.A. gentrification battle

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 21, 2024los angeles, culture, economics, equity

Los Angeles’ $22-billion homelessness problem gives leaders a choice: Double down or change strategies

Los Angeles’ $22-billion homelessness problem gives leaders a choice: Double down or change strategies

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 16, 2024los angeles, housing, policy, economics, public finance, government

Los Angeles has to rezone the entire city. Why are officials protecting single-family-home neighborhoods?

Los Angeles has to rezone the entire city. Why are officials protecting single-family-home neighborhoods?

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 26, 2024los angeles, urban design, urban planning, policy, housing, economics

Here’s the Net Worth Americans Think It Takes to Be Rich

Here’s the Net Worth Americans Think It Takes to Be Rich

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 23, 2024finance, public finance, economics, data

Can Free Rent Revive Downtown San Francisco?

Can Free Rent Revive Downtown San Francisco?

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 11, 2024cities, economics, finance, public finance, public space, civic space, housing

Column: 1984 Olympic Arts Festival all but reinvented L.A. Why the 2028 Games could do the same

Column: 1984 Olympic Arts Festival all but reinvented L.A. Why the 2028 Games could do the same

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 26, 2024los angeles, global, media, culture, citiies, sports, art, artists, economics, urban design

This California city lost its daily newspapers. It faces a crisis over what comes next

This California city lost its daily newspapers. It faces a crisis over what comes next

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 24, 2024media, communication, workforce, economics, California

Elon Musk’s messy divorce with California leaves ugly grievances all around

Elon Musk’s messy divorce with California leaves ugly grievances all around

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 23, 2024culture, California, technology, economics

L.A. population is aging fast. Here’s how it’s dramatically transforming the city

L.A. population is aging fast. Here’s how it’s dramatically transforming the city

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 2, 2024los angeles, aging, youth, data, immigration, housing, economics, civic space, civic engagement

Cost of bringing clean drinking water to California communities estimated at $11.5 billion

Cost of bringing clean drinking water to California communities estimated at $11.5 billion

Cynthia HirschhornJune 26, 2024California, water, finance, economics, policy, health

The 2024 Election Could Determine the Future of Capitalism

The 2024 Election Could Determine the Future of Capitalism

Cynthia HirschhornJune 25, 2024voting, democracy, economics

Gene Seroka: Sultan of the supply chain

Gene Seroka: Sultan of the supply chain

Cynthia HirschhornJune 23, 2024economics, leadership, los angeles, workforce

Newsom, lawmakers use cuts, reserves and ‘fiscal emergency’ declaration to solve budget deficit

Newsom, lawmakers use cuts, reserves and ‘fiscal emergency’ declaration to solve budget deficit

Cynthia HirschhornJune 22, 2024policy, government, politics, finance, economics, California, workforce

Behind the stunning job losses in Hollywood: ‘The audience has moved on’

Behind the stunning job losses in Hollywood: ‘The audience has moved on’

Cynthia HirschhornJune 10, 2024workforce, economics, finance, media, culture

Hundreds of children live on Skid Row. Can L.A. do more for them?

Hundreds of children live on Skid Row. Can L.A. do more for them?

Cynthia HirschhornJune 10, 2024los angeles, housing, economics, public space, civic space, policy, youth

Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts

Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts

Cynthia HirschhornJune 4, 2024policy, government, politics, finance, economics, housing