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Category Archives: LOS ANGELES

[LA Business Journal] Arts District industrial property owners sold on big paydays
BUSINESS / Downtown / LA Business Journal / Urban Issues

[LA Business Journal] Arts District industrial property owners sold on big paydays

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

As Arts District property owners look ahead, many are landing fat paychecks from developers keen on razing or redeveloping old warehouses, while lessees are finding themselves forced out. Continue reading →

[LA Business Journal] Snapped Up
BUSINESS / LA Business Journal / Venice

[LA Business Journal] Snapped Up

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Determined to cling to Venice’s counterculture despite the need for a corporate-scale workforce, Snapchat has opted to pick off properties here and there rather than consolidate into a single space. Continue reading →

[LA Business Journal] Inglewood Long Framed as Artist Enclave
ARTS / BUSINESS / LA Business Journal / South LA

[LA Business Journal] Inglewood Long Framed as Artist Enclave

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Artists have flocked to Inglewood for decades, drawn by low rents at warehouse and commercial spaces, but changes are afoot that might put upward pressure on rents. Continue reading →

[LA Times] Urban legend about Times reporting during Watts Riots conceals a sadder tale
*PUBLISHED / LA Times / South LA / Urban Issues

[LA Times] Urban legend about Times reporting during Watts Riots conceals a sadder tale

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

In August 1965, as violence flared in Los Angeles’ African American neighborhoods, Robert Richardson became a part of urban legend. Continue reading →

[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide
*PUBLISHED / LA Times / South LA

[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Teaching kids at a Watts housing project to code websites and apps could be a step toward easing the digital divide in South LA. Continue reading →

[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants
Immigration Issues / Intersections South LA / South LA

[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to put resources in place to help immigrants apply for deportation relief, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week to halt an expansion of the Obama administration’s deferred action programs. Continue reading →

[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack
Crime & Public Safety / Intersections South LA / South LA

[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Xinran Ji sprinted into the middle of the street toward his apartment near the University of Southern California last summer as three attackers dashed after, striking him one by one with a baseball bat. Continue reading →

[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert
*VIDEO / BUSINESS / COUNTRIES & CULTURES / DANCE / Immigration Issues / Intersections South LA / LATIN AMERICAN/LATINO / MUSIC / South LA / URBAN LIFE

[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

A new crop of Zumba studios have taken root in South LA, helping people lose weight and transform their lives. Continue reading →

[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls
Annenberg Radio News / Chilean / COUNTRIES & CULTURES / Crime & Public Safety / Downtown / Immigration Issues / Latin American / LATIN AMERICAN/LATINO / MUSIC / Urban Issues / URBAN LIFE

[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

The Day Laborers of the North and Ana Tijoux brought music to the doorstep of a federal prison in downtown L.A. in solidarity with detained immigrants. Continue reading →

[Annenberg Radio] Rosslyn Hotel now a home to 75 veterans
Annenberg Radio News / Downtown / Urban Issues / URBAN LIFE

[Annenberg Radio] Rosslyn Hotel now a home to 75 veterans

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Lionel Muldrew picked up his keys on Monday for a renovated apartment at the Rosslyn Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles — not only a new home, but also his first home in six years. Continue reading →

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