The Mayor's $9 billion overhaul could be radically modified, even scrapped, by neighborhood concerns over a new off-site check-in facility in Manchester Square.
Faced with a multitude of expansion and security concerns, Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn's plan for a new check-in facility separated from the terminal has drawn harsh protest from both civic and business leaders. With only limited options to improve the world's fifth busiest airport's traffic and security, LAX's modernization could determine the future of air travel in Southern California for years to come.
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FULL STORY: Hahn Opens the Door to Scaled-Back LAX Plan
Florida Considers Legalizing ADUs
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Manufactured Crisis: Losing the Nation’s Largest Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing
Manufactured housing communities have long been an affordable housing option for millions of people living in the U.S., but that affordability is disappearing rapidly. How did we get here?
HUD Announces Plan to Build Housing on Public Lands
The agency will identify federally owned parcels appropriate for housing development and streamline the regulatory process to lease or transfer land to housing authorities and nonprofit developers.
EPA Terminates $116 Million in Grants for Reducing Emissions from Construction Materials
C-MORE grants were earmarked for industry trade groups and universities.
BART Closes $35 Million Deficit
Cost control and revenue generation measures prevented service cuts.
The New Parisian Hearse is a Bicycle
Sleek, silent, and sustainable, a green trip to the graveyard has hit the streets of the French capital.
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