We Got Priced Out of L.A.

My Husband and I Did the Math and Headed to Atlanta

As a young 20-something from the backwoods of North Carolina, Los Angeles presented endless possibilities and promises. Armed with a film degree, I moved to Hollywood from Morganton, North Carolina to fulfill my dream of working in the movies. Life in the big city was an easy formula then: Make enough to cover rent, park where your sticker allowed, call your mom once in a while, and don’t get arrested. Going anywhere was as simple as picking up your keys and locking the door behind you. The most pressing issue …

by Kay Sexton | July 30, 2014

L.A.’s Affordable Housing Crisis Can Be Fixed

What Other Cities—From Seattle to Freiburg—Have to Teach Us

July 30, 2014

When it comes to affordable housing, Los Angeles has a serious problem. L.A.’s housing market is the second least affordable in the nation—behind only to San Francisco. Middle-class families can …

The Afterlife of an El Sereno Post Office

This Shell of Former Civil Utilitarianism Makes a Terrific Art Studio

by Lynne Berman | July 23, 2014

In 2011, after months of arduous searching, I happened upon a listing of a former U.S. Post Office for sale in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. At the …

Building a Bulwark for Boyle Heights

How We’re Making Sure That the Low-Income Renters Who Kept This Neighborhood Vibrant Don’t Get Pushed Out

by Maria Cabildo | April 16, 2014

My father’s heart is failing. It is deeply surreal to trail an ambulance with its sirens blaring and know that the man most responsible for your commitment to fight for …

The Koreans Are Coming! The Koreans Are Coming!

Korean Air Is Building the Tallest Building in L.A. It’s a Remarkable But Unsung Testament to How Far a Country and Its Emigrants Have Come.

by Paul S. Nam | February 21, 2014

The Hanjin Group of South Korea, better known to Americans through its flagship subsidiary Korean Air Lines, is in the process of building the tallest structure west of the Mississippi. …

Mortgage Maven Graham Williams

Lisa Simpson’s Kindred Spirit

March 13, 2013

Graham Williams is the CEO of Mortgage Resolution Partners, a firm that works with communities to keep people in their homes after they’ve been foreclosed on. Before participating in a …

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