http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/10/roundup-2/ Stories, thoughts & insights on Jesus, college students, and the Bible; Los Angeles, immigration, politics, ethnicity and culture, and also about my daughter Isabel - from a spanglish gringo father living in, learning from, leading & loving life in East L.A. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/10/roundup-2/#comment-2589 Steve Marks Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:26:06 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/08/10/roundup-2/#comment-2589 Re: zoning changes in downtown, I'm hopeful it will be good for the neighborhood and for the city. For one, Los Angeles is starved for a center, and any move in that general direction I think is good for the city. But also, the mayor and city council voted in incentives that let developers have some pretty big perks if they include affordable housing as part of their development. I think mixed neighborhoods are the best possible situation since the poor are able to benefit from the increased public amenities that the more affluent residents will attract. The new downtown Ralph's grocery store is a great example. Last time I was there it was like 60% young urbanite types, and 40% middle-to-lower income folks. I think we want a city where there is more sharing of "perks" rather than distinct rich and poor areas. Re: zoning changes in downtown, I’m hopeful it will be good for the neighborhood and for the city. For one, Los Angeles is starved for a center, and any move in that general direction I think is good for the city. But also, the mayor and city council voted in incentives that let developers have some pretty big perks if they include affordable housing as part of their development. I think mixed neighborhoods are the best possible situation since the poor are able to benefit from the increased public amenities that the more affluent residents will attract. The new downtown Ralph’s grocery store is a great example. Last time I was there it was like 60% young urbanite types, and 40% middle-to-lower income folks. I think we want a city where there is more sharing of “perks” rather than distinct rich and poor areas.

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