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In Los Angeles, mariachi musicians fight gentrification to keep tradition alive

by Robert Garrova
Sep 15, 2017
In the Boyle Heights neighborhood of LA, mariachis struggle to pay rent near a plaza named for them.
Mariachi Plaza and the larger Boyle Heights neighborhood have become the focal point for gentrification in Los Angeles. 
Katherine Garrova/ for Marketplace
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This Los Angeles incubator wants to jumpstart the green economy

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Sep 15, 2017
At the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, companies have access to mentors and laser cutters, too.
LA Cleantech Incubator's Advanced Prototyping Center.
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To cool down city streets, Los Angeles is painting them gray

by Jed Kim
Aug 24, 2017
Los Angeles is testing out cool pavements on about a dozen blocks around the city.
A stretch of Coronado St. in Los Angeles is one of 15 blocks that is piloting a cool pavement.
Jed Kim/Marketplace
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For people with disabilities, the unemployment rate is still pretty high

by Sean McHenry
Jul 24, 2017
For people with disabilities, finding a job can be a difficult journey.
Linda Wright (C), 57, attends a job conference for unemployed people with disabilities at Manchester Community College in Manchester, Connecticut.
Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images
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If your neighborhood's name changes, it's probably being gentrified

by Adam Allington
Jul 18, 2017
Creative neighborhood renaming is common in real estate, but not all residents are on board with the trend.
A new apartment building is under construction August 2001 in Harlem, New York City.
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There's a whole lot of love for Howlin' Ray's Nashville-style hot chicken in LA

by Adriene Hill and Daisy Palacios
Jul 18, 2017
Copy cats are popping up, and chef Johnny Zone promotes them. "That means we're doing something right."
Photo courtesy of Howlin' Ray's
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Pink boxes: the unsung icon of LA's doughnut scene

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 13, 2017
The containers were popularized by Cambodian immigrants in the 1970s.
“Good things come in pink boxes.”
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Los Angeles grapples with rising homeless population

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 12, 2017
The annual count rose 23 percent. Expectations are growing for two major funding efforts recently approved by L.A. voters.
Va Lecia Adams Kellum is president and CEO of St. Joseph Center. The nonprofit serves low-income and homeless people in Los Angeles.
Libby Denkmann
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CEO Deborah Flint is at the helm of LAX and its multibillion dollar makeover

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 9, 2017
'A happy passenger is a spending passenger.'
Rendering - Dennis Allain: Design - SOM
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For students in the foster care system, college can be an elusive goal

by Marketplace Contributor
May 24, 2017
According to a study of foster youth, around 58 percent graduate from high school by the time they’re 19, compared to about 86 percent of the general population.
Ashley Williams studies for law school finals at her kitchen table in Los Angeles. She graduated from Southwestern Law School in May.
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