The City Of Los Angeles

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The council that purchased the two buildings thought they were doing something good for the city when they spent $132,000 for the properties. Then they dropped the ball by not moving forward. Now is the time for the current council to resolve this one way or the other. Under this administration, numerous improvements have been made in the city. The parks and recreational facilities are constantly being upgraded. This is good but the lingering building issue remains a sore spot in the small

The city of Las Vegas is considered to be one of the best entertainment locations in the world. Only in Vegas can you find top notch travel amenities and luxurious resorts, accompanied by world class dining and entertainment. Recognized throughout the world, the Las Vegas Strip is the iconic image of dreams and possibilities dependent only on Lady Luck. Not all winning takes place on the craps tables or slot machines. Las Vegas continues to reinvent itself, seeking better and more glamorous ways to enrich the visitors’ experience and score a win for the travel industry. It is this reinvention, this type of guest winning that brings me to discuss and explore the success of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

re:code LA is a planning initiative started in 2014 by the City of Los Angeles’ Department of City Planning. The purpose of re:code LA is to create a 21st Century version of the 1946 code, with code reflecting upon our modern time in an easy-to-read guide. This would be a web-based zoning code, created from the feedback of Angelinos across multiple years and revisions of the project. In addition, a core purpose of re:code LA is to create a clear, concise, and predictable guide to zoning

City governments are tasked with writing and enforcing zoning laws that define all aspects of private use of property within the city’s district. In order for businesses and other groups to build and use plots, or zones, of land that they own within the city’s district, they must get approval from various city government officials. Failure to meet zoning requirements for the specific use proposed, as interpreted by certain officials, results in denial of the entity from using their land for that purpose. On March 22nd, I attended a meeting of the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (PC). The meeting concerned approving group’s proposed usage of property they own. Specifically, I will write about the Other Side Academy’s (OSA) proposal to build

Living in a highly urban city (NYC or LA) in the United States, one tends to hear the phase “gentrification” in everyday conversation. As an example, a New Yorker maybe asked what part of Brooklyn he resides in and he answers the “gentrified part”. Although the word gentrification has settled in the contemporary language of city dwellers, the process of gentrification is a controversial issue for all parties involved. Gentrification is defined as the “process of renovating and improving a district so that it conforms to middle/upper-class taste” (Oxford). Gentrification improves depleted neighborhoods/areas due to upper/middle class buyers purchasing large majorities of the properties in a specific area and renovating it.

Sacramento, California is often not the first place that comes to mind when someone thinks of moving to the city, or even when coming up with vacation spots. However, there are countless reasons why Sacramento is wonderful. Sacramento is California’s capital, located in the northern half of the state, right in between San Francisco and South Lake Tahoe. Nicknamed “City of Trees”, Sacramento is lush with greenery that lines its streets and especially along the banks of the Sacramento River. The city is surrounded with miles of farmland which provides not only a gorgeous skyline, but also gives fresh produce to its hundreds of restaurants. Between Midtown and Downtown, or “Old Sacramento”, there is also plenty to see and do for the night owls. Not only is Sacramento thriving in present day, but the city is rich with culture and history. Being the hot spot for gold mining and settling in the mid-1800’s, the city has many unique and preserved features that remind its residents and visitors just how important Sacramento was in American history (Sacramento). Sacramento is all the things listed above, but more importantly, it is a home for nearly two million people in the area. Many of them fortunate to have a home of their own, whether in the heart of the city or just outside of it. Of these two million are about 3,500 people that do not have a home of their own (Chabria). These individuals have spent, on average, a year or more living on the streets of Sacramento gathering, at

There's a public process before a redevelopment district is created. Members of the community will be on a panel overseeing the project. There's a mechanism to put the project to a vote and to shut down the agency at 10-year intervals. Opponents are skeptical these protections are anything more than window dressing given the project's influential supporters will make sure the "right" locals are on the oversight board.

The city of Sacramento, the state capital of California, is confronted with the need to take action to manage current water consumption trends with respect to climate change, an increase in population, and an increase in business. Residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural demand for water are rising during the recent period of drought that triggered the notion of conservation efforts statewide and the potential for water supply shortage is extremely high. This is a plan to respond to the crisis by changing the way the city manages its water supply by enacting new structured fees for business and residential water consumption tiers and furnishing an educational program designed to familiarize consumers with the enforcement of a new tiered fee structure. The proposal is written in response the state’s 20x2020 plan that dictates universal water reduction with the intention of reaching a fixed 20% of overall water consumption reduction by the end of the decade, and the CALGreen building code that regulates the implementation of water-saving technology in new and existing construction.

As the third largest non-federal law enforcement agency in the United States, the Los Angeles Police Department is often the subject of close public scrutiny. This is especially true in cases of misconduct, for which the police department, like its Chicago and New York counterparts, is notorious. With the center of the film and entertainment industry based in Los Angeles and Hollywood, the LAPD features in many popular films. Film reflects the ideas of filmmakers and is a testament to how people view the world around them; much of the criticism and stereotypes that the LAPD faces can be observed in these films. In contrast, film can also influence and shape people’s existing perspectives. In film, the LAPD has typically been portrayed as corrupt and self-serving. The events which contributed heavily to this negative image were the L.A. riots and the Rampart scandal of the 1990s. In addition to revealing deep flaws within the police department, these riots and scandals also allowed Hollywood to implement the role of the police in new ways within its films. While the racism, corruption, and scandals are evident in real life, the impact that Hollywood movies have had on society’s perception of the police force is tremendous as well. It is not only society, but the police force itself, that derives its understanding of its role from popular film. Racism, corruption, and scandals are inevitable as police officers in the L.A.P.D. are conditioned to adhere to the negative

Amend the Municipal Code to prohibit ground floor residential dwellings in the C1 zone district, unless said dwelling is in a mixed-use building where the front 40 feet of the building is occupied by a conforming commercial use.

At the WPA Event on March 8th, Cate Thurston shared her research and analysis of the Los Angeles Broadway Corridor with historians, scholars, and Cal State L.A. students. Her paper discussed the redevelopment of the Broadway Corridor and other parts of Downtown Los Angeles and why redevelopment was an important factor for various people such as Ira Yellin, the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, and Councilmember Jose Huizar. The reason why redevelopment was important for many was because the city was changing and there was a need to drive in tourists into the city. As more tourists visit Los Angeles spending increases, thus, generating money. This paper was also about why this particular neighborhood changed and why space changes

Rezoning this property would in fact create the opportunity for adjacent property owners to follow suit and request a similar rezoning. The Council would need to consider if this street/neighborhood is appropriate and ripe for this type of

What is the natural history of LA remodeling? Future studies are warranted to further our

What connects New York, Florida, Texas and California. They all vary in size and location, not to mention they are far away from each other on a map. What connects them is their population, they’re the four most populated states in the U.S, in fact they’re combined population exceeds over 80 million, but that begs a question. Why do so many people choose to live in those places? What is so special about them? Perhaps this essay will enlighten you.