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The Internet Is the New Town Hall and Soon Cities Will Be Listening
"Sentiment analysis" of social media could change the way you report potholes forever.
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Videos
Time Travel Back to Los Angeles, Circa 1969
A haunting and poetic portrayal of what was then seen as the city of the future.
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Boosting Ridership by Replacing Buses With Rail
How L.A.'s rail system has put more riders on transit.
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Maps
Mapping L.A.'s Endangered Pot Shops
Facing a citywide ban, dispensaries prove to be far less plentiful than feared.
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Rankings
The World's Leading Cities for Fashion
The places with a disproportionate impact on what gets made, admired, and sold.
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Maps
America's Best Places for a Raise
Where you live can determine how much more you'll be making next year.
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Democracy in America
Los Angeles Rids Its Schools of Styrofoam: This Week in Bans
Also, a British tractor thief gets his comeuppance and a Nigerian church freaks out over bombs in women's headdresses.
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The Case for Eliminating Disabled Parking Placards
They invite fraud, drain city revenue, and often fail to help those who need it most — new research proposes an alternative.
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How Long Will You Need to Save to Buy a Home In Your City?
You might earn more in places like San Francisco and New York – but it'll take you years to save for a down payment in those markets.
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How Honest Is Your City?
An experiment tests the honor system across a wide range of demographics and places.
