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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # PLANNING WATCH LA --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d4/047d-d4d0e611.jpg) ### Unveiling Urban Inequality: A Comprehensive Review of "The Broken City" by Patrick M. Condon Written by Setha Low, Ph.D. on June 10 2024. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/planning-watch-la/29026-unveiling-urban-inequality-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-broken-city-by-patrick-m-condon) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d3/046b-d35d1b16.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/planning-watch-la/29001-livable-communities-developer-giveaways-in-a-slick-and-deceptive-package)Written by Dick Platkin on June 05 2024. Posted in [PLANNING WATCH LA](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/planning-watch-la). ## [Livable Communities: Developer Giveaways In A Slick And Deceptive Package](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/planning-watch-la/29001-livable-communities-developer-giveaways-in-a-slick-and-deceptive-package) PLANNING WATCH - It is hard to keep up with the developer scams welling-up at LA’s City Hall, and this week I learned about another one: “Livable Com… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/de/044c-de19358e.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/planning-watch-la/28973-why-dont-the-homeless-move-into-vacant-homes-and-apartments)### [Why Don’t The Homeless Move Into Vacant Homes And Apartments?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/planning-watch-la/28973-why-dont-the-homeless-move-into-vacant-homes-and-apartments) Written by Dick Platkin on May 30 2024. 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