Laura Lake

Fix the City

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Board member of Fix the City, an citywide advocacy group concerned with infrastructure issues, and a member of the Westwood Community Council

Laura Lake on KCRW

A lot of people in and around Los Angeles are currently struggling to pay high rents. One Harvard Study ranked L.A. as the least affordable rental market in the country.

3 Solutions to L.A.'s Housing Crisis

A lot of people in and around Los Angeles are currently struggling to pay high rents. One Harvard Study ranked L.A. as the least affordable rental market in the country.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

There's going to be more congestion during the evening rush hour — especially on the Westside — but that didn't stop the LA City Council from endorsing what's called "Mobility Plan…

Will the Car Capital of the World Make Way for Bikes and Buses?

There's going to be more congestion during the evening rush hour — especially on the Westside — but that didn't stop the LA City Council from endorsing what's called "Mobility Plan…

from Which Way, L.A.?

Today the LA City Council took another step in approving subsidies for a major hotel development project downtown.

The Pros and Cons of Hotel Subsidies in LA

Today the LA City Council took another step in approving subsidies for a major hotel development project downtown.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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