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LA County wants homelessness emergency declared

by Andy Uhler
Jun 16, 2016
County supervisors call on the state to provide more funds to tackle the problem.
 A homeless man in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles. 
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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How The Deck Is Stacked

What it feels like to be a middle class family today

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
Jun 9, 2016
Maybe it's time to redefine what it means to be middle class in America
Aaron and Mary Murray live with their five-year-old daughter Vandy and their dog Murphy in Los Angeles.
Tommy Andres/Marketplace
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Can art triumph over developers in this coastal city?

by Lisa Napoli
Jun 2, 2016
Los Angeles hopes to solve its traffic jams with a new rail, but what about Santa Monica's art?
A view of a light-rail station in Santa Monica, California.
Lisa Napoli
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Secretary of the Future

Rising seas could swamp crucial infrastructure

by Mitchell Hartman
May 31, 2016
A look at what climate change might mean for Los Angeles' built environment.
The view north from a bluff in Westchester down to the Ballona Wetlands, which is surrounded by dense residential and commercial development, crucial roadways, and a drainage channel to the Pacific Ocean several miles to the west. Los Angeles International Airport is nearby, as are active oil fields and the largest yacht marina on the West Coast.
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In Los Angeles, progress in getting vets into housing

by Jeff Tyler
May 17, 2016
The county reduced the number of homeless vets living on the streets by 44 percent.
 A homeless person covers up on a bus stop bench before dawn October 12, 2007 in downtown Los Angeles, California. 
David McNew/Getty Images
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Whole Foods to launch cheaper version in Los Angeles

by Andy Uhler
May 12, 2016
Probably not going to cost you your whole paycheck, but it's still not the bargain bin
A sketch of what the Silver Lake location will look like.
Courtesy of 365 by Whole Foods
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Homelessness is on the rise in LA and it's hitting women the hardest

by Jeff Tyler
May 11, 2016
Statistics show that there are more than 14,000 homeless women in Los Angeles County
A homeless woman packs up her belongings after a night sleeping on the street in Los Angeles.
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
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The hyper-competitive Hollywood tour industry

by Adriene Hill
May 9, 2016
Dozens of tour operators fight for tourist dollars.
Tourists on Hollywood Boulevard taking photos outside of of sightseeing buses. 
Adriene Hill/Marketplace
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Discovering Los Angeles, one bite at a time

by David Brancaccio
Mar 10, 2016
Food critic Jonathan Gold discusses the new documentary, "City of Gold"
L-R) Sundance Film Festival Director, Special Programs and Senior Programmer Caroline Libresco, food critic Jonathan Gold, and filmmaker Morgan Neville speak at Cinema Cafe during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2015 in Park City, Utah. The documentary will be released tomorrow.
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sundance
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On stage with the CEO of the LA Philharmonic

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Mar 9, 2016
Kai goes to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to talk to Deborah Borda, CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Deborah Bordah, CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. 
Vern Evans/Los Angeles Philharmonic
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