Los Angeles, Displacement, and the Rise of Airbnb
The purpose of this piece is to examine the way in which short-term rental (STR) services contribute to gentrification in Los Angeles.
Losing Historic Filipinotown
The article argues that Historic Filipinotown is a Los Angeles area ripe for development, and the city’s proposal for a North Westlake Design District makes it poised to become the next site of gentrification.
The Limits of Land Reform: A Comment on Community Land Trusts
This piece reviews the key features of community land trust (CLT) model of land tenure and then take up a short case study of a Los Angeles CLT.
From Chavez Ravine to Inglewood: How Stadiums Facilitate Displacement in Los Angeles
An examination of the impact of two stadium projects in Los Angeles: the building of Dodger Stadium in the former neighborhood of Chavez Ravine, and the building of the Rams Stadium currently underway in Inglewood.
Protecting Mobile Homes as Affordable Housing
The article argues that rent control, despite its shortcomings, may be an essential tool to protect mobile homes market against the effects of real estate interest.
Living Poor in the Affluent City
Focusing on gentrification as a force for displacement, the author reflects on themes of the essays in this series, organizing them under the topics of causes, consequences, and solutions.