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Virgin Mary Apparitions are Said to Be Miracles. For This Artist, They're Casualties of Gentrification

Virgin Mary Apparitions are Said to Be Miracles. For This Artist, They're Casualties of Gentrification

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 17, 2018a story, community, California, Los Angeles

The Segregation of Our Everyday Lives

The Segregation of Our Everyday Lives

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 10, 2018race, a story, community

What’s the Deal With Giant Games in Parks and Plazas?

What’s the Deal With Giant Games in Parks and Plazas?

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 10, 2018community, park, public art, a story

Urban Farmers Haven't Given Up in Their Fight to Protect a South L.A. Site from Development

Urban Farmers Haven't Given Up in Their Fight to Protect a South L.A. Site from Development

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 9, 2018community, agriculture, California, Los Angeles

Reactivating Abandoned Buildings through Local Ownership in Smaller Cities

Reactivating Abandoned Buildings through Local Ownership in Smaller Cities

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 9, 2018community, architecture, a story

The High Cost of Affordable Housing

The High Cost of Affordable Housing

Community 2Cynthia HirschhornJuly 31, 2018media, housing, a story, community, California, Los Angeles

Architects Were Asked to Design Appealing Homeless Shelters on a $1-Million Budget. Here's What They Came Up With

Architects Were Asked to Design Appealing Homeless Shelters on a $1-Million Budget. Here's What They Came Up With

Community 2Clinton RodriguezJuly 30, 2018urban planning, a story, community, housing

White, and In The Minority

White, and In The Minority

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 30, 2018a story, community, race, immigration

Dispelling Myths About California’s Homeless

Dispelling Myths About California’s Homeless

Community 2Clinton RodriguezJuly 28, 2018a story, U.S.A., community, California, Los Angeles, housing

Visualizing the Hidden ‘Logic’ of Cities

Visualizing the Hidden ‘Logic’ of Cities

Community 2Clinton RodriguezJuly 26, 2018community, a story, urban planning

What This Food Critic Meant to Those Who Make Cities

What This Food Critic Meant to Those Who Make Cities

Community 2Clinton RodriguezJuly 25, 2018community, race, a story, California, Los Angeles

L.A.’s Incentive for Urban Farming Fails to Take Root

L.A.’s Incentive for Urban Farming Fails to Take Root

Community 2Cynthia HirschhornJuly 24, 2018community, agriculture, California, Los Angeles

Turning Vacant Lots Into Green Spaces Can Improve Mental Health. Here's How

Turning Vacant Lots Into Green Spaces Can Improve Mental Health. Here's How

Community 2Clinton RodriguezJuly 20, 2018community, urban planning, environment, a story

This Artist Is Fighting Gentrification With Murals

This Artist Is Fighting Gentrification With Murals

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 17, 2018a story, community, culture, race, housing, art

Fleeing War-Torn Homes for Crippling Rents—California Housing Costs Creating Harsh Reality for Refugees

Fleeing War-Torn Homes for Crippling Rents—California Housing Costs Creating Harsh Reality for Refugees

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 17, 2018a story, housing, immigration, California, economics

First of Garcetti-Backed Homeless Shelters Nears Opening, with a $700,000 Deck

First of Garcetti-Backed Homeless Shelters Nears Opening, with a $700,000 Deck

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 17, 2018a story, housing, community, Los Angeles

Take LACMA and Put It in South L.A.? Great Idea

Take LACMA and Put It in South L.A.? Great Idea

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 16, 2018a story, community, museum, culture, Los Angeles

What Cities Do Right to Integrate Immigrants, in 4 Charts

What Cities Do Right to Integrate Immigrants, in 4 Charts

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 16, 2018a story, community, immigration, culture, race, U.S.A.

Finding the Untapped Potential of Alleys

Finding the Untapped Potential of Alleys

Community 2Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2018community, a story

The Sensory City Philosopher

The Sensory City Philosopher

Community 2Elana AlipingJuly 13, 2018a story, community, technology, urban planning