On Thursday, the City Planning Commission will consider the approval of a 41-story luxury skyscraper in Westlake — one of L.A.’s most gentrified neighborhoods, according to the city’s Index of …
Mattress Revolt Hits L.A.’s Highland Park
A peculiar revolt has suddenly popped up in Highland Park: queen-sized protest mattresses, with “Where Is Garcetti?” and “No Olympics In L.A.” spray painted on them. Someone is definitely peeved …
Are L.A. Politicians Pushing the Homeless Out of Gentrified Downtown?
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a women’s homeless shelter for Sylmar on Tuesday — the same community in northern L.A. County where the city of L.A. …
L.A.’s Tallest Towers of Gentrification
Not long ago, Curbed L.A., the real estate site, published a map featuring L.A.’s “tallest towers” — the kind of thing that Curbed likes to hold up as hard proof …
Mariachis Struggle Under Gentrification; L.A. Times Drops the Ball
In cities around the world, gentrification has long been a threat to culture — and Los Angeles is no exception. Just take the recent L.A. Times article on the plight of mariachis …
A Must-See Museum in Boyle Heights Tackles Gentrification
In response to “historical amnesia” and gentrification in Boyle Heights, award-winning playwright and screenwriter Josefina Lopez is opening the Boyle Heights Museum to do some educating. She’s teaming up with …
Top Seven Code Words for Gentrification in Los Angeles
Los Angeles politicians and developers dread saying the words “gentrification” and “displacement” — it causes all kinds of political headaches. In fact, Mayor Eric Garcetti rarely utters the g-word in …
Will Crenshaw Mall Luxury Redevelopment Cause A ‘Gentrification Tsunami’?
The Crenshaw Subway Coalition predicts that the proposed luxury redevelopment of the Crenshaw Mall will unleash a “gentrification tsunami” in South L.A. So far, Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City …
In Los Angeles, It’s an Affordable Housing Crisis, Stupid
For too long, whenever City Hall politicians and developers want to approve and build more luxury-housing, they conveniently use the excuse that Los Angeles is experiencing a “housing crisis” — …
Los Angeles Times Gets Westlake Wrong
By Gustavo and Manuel Flores In a recent article that trumpeted the $80-million sale of a luxury housing complex in Westlake, Los Angeles Times reporter Roger Vincent appears to champion …