The suburbs omnipresent in movies like American Beauty and television shows like Weeds don’t exist anymore. Continue reading »
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What Would Make the Police Better? If They Protected and Served Everyone Equally
The position that the LAPD and other police forces across the country is a problematic one, not least because it often gets in the way of them doing their own jobs. Continue reading »
Environment / Housing / Poverty / Race
This Map Shows You How Polluted Your Zip Code Is
If you live in California, that is. Continue reading »
We Should All Move to Tampa For its Environmental Friendliness, Dubious Study Suggests
As they say, “What happens in Vegas is environmental sustainability.” Continue reading »
Commentary / Environment / Health / Housing
The Suburbs Are Making You Obese
By making towns more walkable, we will also do something else: bring back the sense of community that many suburbs miss. Continue reading »
By Changing the Traffic Lights, L.A. Is Going to Remove 1 Million Metric Tons of Air Pollutants
The mayor and LADOT say that the measure will shave off commute times by 16 percent and reduce traffic by 12 percent. Continue reading »
Commentary / Education / Law
Smart People Want to Target Gang Violence and Crime with the Power of Math
Here’s an answer to that common high school refrain: “We’ll never use math in the real world.” Continue reading »
The New Contraception Exemption Still Upsets Some Religious Folk
The new contraception mandate would seem to be a win-win-win…Of course, though, someone is always left unhappy.
