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Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Some Last Thoughts on Prop 10
Within a few weeks of buying the building located a block from Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights at the end of 2016, Frank "B.J." Turner had raised rents on a handful of long-term tenants by between 60 and 80 percent. He had also created a website for the building, re-christened “Mariachi Crossing,” targeting those that wanted a taste of a “vibrant” neighborhood and a Metro station within walking distance that could take them to experience the excitement found Downtown. [The website has since been removed. The Craigslist ad with many of the same images and text is here.]
November 6, 2018
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?
November 1, 2018
As Vermont/Manchester Transportation School Moves Forward, Community Reckons with Past, Wrestles with Form Change Should Take
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 16, 2018
Project Planned for Lots at Expo/Crenshaw Takes Another Step Forward
Last Thurday, the Metro Board of Directors approved a 14-month Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with developer WIP-A, LLC, (a subsidiary of Watt Companies), allowing the project planned for the Metro- and County-owned lots at the Expo/Crenshaw station to take the next step forward.
September 29, 2018
Metro PSAs Target Vendors, Make Other Missteps in Effort to Teach Transit Etiquette
“Wait, did they just deport the vendor?”
September 26, 2018
In Questionable Move, Affordable Housing Developer Awards Leasing Applications to First 400 Callers
Leasing applications are generally treated with more care than concert tickets that go to the first ten callers that happen to be listening in. Not this time.
September 21, 2018
MyFigueroa Is Undermined By Scofflaw Drivers Parking and Turning Illegally
Scofflaw drivers are making MyFigueroa less safe for bicycling and walking.
September 18, 2018
As L.A. Ramps up Efforts to Get People off the Streets, a Young Man Struggles to Stay Housed
Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."
September 7, 2018
Muted Applause as Long-Awaited MyFigueroa Officially Opens
From legacy project to a mixed reaction...
August 30, 2018
Metro Board Directors Tie “Rosa Parks/Willowbrook” Station Overhaul to Community Development at Groundbreaking
Construction begins in earnest in January, as do closures between 103rd St and downtown Long Beach
August 24, 2018
