Ximena Hernandez

Boyle Heights resident

Boyle Heights resident

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The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

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The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

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