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Los Angeles: Home of the Single-Family Streetscape

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Los Angeles: Home of the Single-Family Streetscape. Unlike New York City and other multifamily havens, Los Angeles has been an epicenter of single-family living for decades, attracting world-renowned architects commissioned by Hollywood’s finest actors from the 1920s to the late 20th century. . Mon, 08/22/2022 - 11:00.

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Los Angeles Union Station considers $2B expansion

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Project officials said the expansion would reduce wait times and add more flexibility for riders, and could help boost mobility in time for when the city hosts the Olympic Games in summer 2028.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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In fact, after helping American Girl relocate their flagship stores in Chicago and New York City, we just completed our third relocation project in Los Angeles. And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines. It is something we have done time and time again.

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Gondola transit proposed to ease Los Angeles stadium traffic

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The plan to connect Union Station and Dodger Stadium comes from a firm funded by the baseball team's former owner and could be operational by 2022.

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Could Declaring a Right to Housing be the Way to Solve Homelessness?

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In the city of Los Angeles, the housing gap is illustrated by multi-million-dollar homes steps away from homeless encampments—but the Los Angeles Times argues wealth should not be a determining factor for fair housing. Beds in shelters are simply not enough, suggests Los Angeles Times editorial board member Carla Hall.

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Giroux Glass: How a trade contractor develops and maintains a truly effective blog

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The business, with branches in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Las Vegas and Fresno, is a unionized glazing contractor — so focuses on larger-scale projects and ongoing relationships with organizations with lots of windows and glass. Frequently updated posts include project descriptions/stories […].

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Los Angeles Union Station Plans Possible $2 billion Expansion

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