Great article by David Zahnister on "Welcome to Gentrification City" in the LA Weekly. As LA Observed writes, Zahnister's piece "is a [brilliant] takeout examining the social effect of the condo conversions and other increments of gentrification that are altering the essence of Los Angeles and neighboring cities like Manhattan Beach." Morceau choisi:
Perhaps the best way to understand gentrification is to view it as something akin to a weather pattern, like a tsunami, a hurricane or a driving rainstorm. Like the storm systems that pass through Los Angeles each winter, gentrification starts with the ocean, where buyers have shown themselves willing to pay outrageous sums to live near the water. [more]Paradise has its price...
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