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Originally Posted by Vangelist
Do we want downtown to stay economically diverse and affordable to artists? Or "upscale" and comparable to the most notorious parts of the inequity-drenched westside?
On a personal note I think i'm going to have to leave downtown for a while (will probably sublet my place if I'm hopefully allowed to), due to expenses and the financial state of the film projects I'm working on (I have to save $).  For what I'm paying for a studio apartment on Spring Street, I could be getting a one bedroom in Los Feliz. This doesn't even account for the expensive factor of downtown parking! |
Unfortunately, that's what happens when a neighborhood becomes more popular. The only way to counteract that trend is to get gov't and non profit involvement early on when building prices are still affordable. Unfortunately, no one has a crystal ball that guarantees a neighborhood will get more prosperous...........and even if they had such a crystal ball, by their very nature, gov't agencies can't move fast enough to take full advantage of a trend.
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