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Who's in Charge of the Augmented City?

Who's in Charge of the Augmented City?

CultureChris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018park, art, education, a story, culture, U.S.A., economics

Rise Is a High-School Musical with a Serious Mission

Rise Is a High-School Musical with a Serious Mission

Chris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018art, education, women, career, justice, Los Angeles

Beloved Los Angeles Arts Space Buys a Place of Its Own

Beloved Los Angeles Arts Space Buys a Place of Its Own

Chris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018government, art, Los Angeles, economics

Why I'm leaving the Times for a Job at City Hall

Why I'm leaving the Times for a Job at City Hall

CommunityChris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018government, career, community, justice, Los Angeles

A New Generation Of Tech Workers Could Transform Nigeria

A New Generation Of Tech Workers Could Transform Nigeria

Chris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018global, government, career, women, education, media

Congestion pricing revival: State bill would allow SF to charge cars for downtown entry

Congestion pricing revival: State bill would allow SF to charge cars for downtown entry

Economics, H20+ ProjectChris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018transportation, global, government, media, a story, environment, justice, California, economics

Building Better Bus Stops Can Be a Snap

Building Better Bus Stops Can Be a Snap

Chris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018government, park, transportation, housing, justice, U.S.A.

Garcetti still struggling to expand the number of female firefighters

Garcetti still struggling to expand the number of female firefighters

Chris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018women, career, education, government, justice, Los Angeles

Why it was so easy for ‘60 Minutes’ to rebut Betsy DeVos’s charter-school arguments

Why it was so easy for ‘60 Minutes’ to rebut Betsy DeVos’s charter-school arguments

Chris AlexakisMarch 12, 2018government, career, women, education, justice, U.S.A.

Steel tariffs bring vindication for Trump's feisty trade advisor Peter Navarro

Steel tariffs bring vindication for Trump's feisty trade advisor Peter Navarro

Chris AlexakisMarch 11, 2018government, justice, U.S.A., economics

Two California Public Record Laws: One for the Legislature and One for Everyone Else

Two California Public Record Laws: One for the Legislature and One for Everyone Else

PoliticsChris AlexakisMarch 11, 2018government, a story, politics, justice, California, economics

He attends elite UC Berkeley but lives in a trailer with no heat or sewer hookups. Soon, he'll be scrambling to find new shelter

He attends elite UC Berkeley but lives in a trailer with no heat or sewer hookups. Soon, he'll be scrambling to find new shelter

Chris AlexakisMarch 11, 2018education, housing, justice, California

Revival of a blighted South L.A. neighborhood is stalled by its onetime dentist, critics say

Revival of a blighted South L.A. neighborhood is stalled by its onetime dentist, critics say

Chris AlexakisMarch 10, 2018career, education, housing, Los Angeles, economics

Garcetti gives L.A. police up to 5% raises with no change to controversial retirement program

Garcetti gives L.A. police up to 5% raises with no change to controversial retirement program

Chris AlexakisMarch 10, 2018government, career, education, justice, Los Angeles, economics

Sony's First Photo Essays on L.A. River

Sony's First Photo Essays on L.A. River

Chris AlexakisMarch 9, 2018art, women, career, water, Los Angeles

The Hidden Histories of Maps Made By Women: Early North America

The Hidden Histories of Maps Made By Women: Early North America

Chris AlexakisMarch 9, 2018women, career, education, media

Jane Jacobs and the Power of Women Planners

Jane Jacobs and the Power of Women Planners

Chris AlexakisMarch 9, 2018women, career, education, economics

In City Hall, Women Make History

In City Hall, Women Make History

Chris AlexakisMarch 9, 2018women, career, government, U.S.A.

This Map Shows When Female Workers in Each State Will Achieve Equal Pay

This Map Shows When Female Workers in Each State Will Achieve Equal Pay

WomenChris AlexakisMarch 9, 2018women, government, career, a story, justice, U.S.A.

Is the Long-Looming Pension Crisis Already Here?

Is the Long-Looming Pension Crisis Already Here?

Chris AlexakisMarch 9, 2018career, government, justice, California, economics