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Los Angeles, CA - March 07: An aerial view of the area neighboring Central Avenue and 4th Street downtown Los Angeles where Gov. Gavin Newsom is attempting to expedite construction of a $2-billion residential and commercial megadevelopment. The 7.6-acre project, named Fourth & Central, would bring 1,500 new homes, 410,000 square feet of office space along with retail, restaurants and a 68-room hotel to what's now a collection of cold storage facilities, parking lots and warehouses in Skid Row near its boundary with the Arts District. Photo taken in in Los Angeles Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

$2-billion downtown L.A. mega-project gets boost from governor’s office, hopes for approval in 2024

A $2-billion residential and commercial development in Skid Row near the Arts District received a boost from Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday as his office fast-tracked its possible construction.

March 7, 2024

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Photo of a tent on a sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles with logo: Homelessness Lessons for L.A.

  1. Series: Why does Los Angeles have so much homelessness?

    Why is homelessness so much worse in Los Angeles than in other parts of the country, even as other cities also combat poverty, drug addiction and crime?

  2. Column: There’s no way California can solve homelessness without supporting reparations

    Feb. 25, 2024

  3. Column: Why storms like this one will make solving homelessness even harder for L.A.

    Feb. 18, 2024

  4. Granderson: If the economy is so great, why are evictions soaring?

    Feb. 13, 2024

  5. Malibu’s homeless numbers are down nearly 80% from 2020, city announces

    Feb. 13, 2024

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