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Silicon Valley and the new company towns

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Silicon Valley is embracing the idea of the company town, as even high-paying tech companies struggle with the high cost of housing.

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Jan 24, 2018 By Avishay Artsy
 
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Goodbye streetlights, hello ‘smart nodes’

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Will the streetlight of the future contain cameras, charging stations, speakers and sensors to detect gunshots?  Yes, if the new Smart Node, now being piloted at a site on Wilshire Boulevard, passes the test.

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Sep 27, 2017 By Frances Anderton
 
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Did Uber-style charter flights kill Santa Monica Airport?

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After decades of legal wrangling and protests, Santa Monica officials have finally got what they wanted. Their city’s airport is closing.

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Feb 01, 2017 By Frances Anderton
 
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Pussyhat Project was made in L.A., with a little inspiration from David Adjaye

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Four Angelenas co-created the Pussyhat Project, a collective knitting project that became a symbol of a movement. Jayna Zweiman tells DnA about what its success means for knitting, what’s next for the Pussyhat movement, and the inspiration she drew from architecture school.

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Jan 25, 2017 By Frances Anderton
 
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5 design things to do this week

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Take a trip down memory lane, on the Red Car; see mystical Huichol yarn paintings at the Fowler; catch Revolution in the Making before it closes; hear about the heyday of Neon Art in Los Angeles and enjoy movies in Sunset Triangle Plaza.

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Aug 29, 2016 By Karen Bruckner
 
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Cleveland’s revamped Public Square shines at the Republican National Convention

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This week, thousands of politicians and journalists have flocked to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2016 Republican National Convention. While party members are convening at the city’s 20,000-seat Quicken Loans Arena, many activists are using…

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Jul 19, 2016 By Stephanie Case
 
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Why Gay Bars are Vital for LGBT Communities

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Gay bars and nightclubs have long served as sanctuaries for LGBT communities, but many of these venues have been disappearing.

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Jun 15, 2016 By Avishay Artsy
 
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Agence TER and SALT Win Competition to Redesign Pershing Square

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The team of Agence TER, a Paris-based firm of landscape architects, architects and engineers, together with LA firm SALT Landscape Architects, has been announced winner of the Pershing Square Renew competition to remake…

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May 12, 2016 By Frances Anderton
 
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How Should Pershing Square Be Renewed?

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Should the square be “radically flat” so it flows smoothly into the surrounding ground plane and doesn’t defeat entry by being raised off the ground as it is now? Should…

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Apr 28, 2016 By Frances Anderton
 
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L.A. Exhibit Makes Disposable Plastic Trash Impossible to Ignore

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Discarded plastic cups and bottles are so prevalent, they’re almost invisible. Two artists are trying to make them and their impact impossible to ignore.

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Apr 26, 2016 By Avishay Artsy

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