Features on Housing & Development

2010-03-04 MasterPlanning!: Countering Terrain Vague With the NFL by Tony Chavira
If Ed Roski wanted to build a stadium on his super-massive parcel in the city of Industry, he could. Easily. And no one could say anything because he owns that land.
2010-03-03 Welcome to the District (It’s a Mad Plunge Into Adulthood) by Mike Plunkett
I gave a quick head nod to the man and a double-nod/raised-eyebrow combo to the large snake on the man’s shoulders. The man didn’t reciprocate. Neither did the snake.
2010-02-25 MasterPlanning!: Quick Guide to Hiring a Contractor by Tony Chavira
Hiring a good, reliable contractor is risky business indeed. You’re taking one of your personal American dreams and placing its execution in the hands of some guys …
2010-02-18 MasterPlanning!: Quick Guide to Hiring an Architect by Tony Chavira
There are dos and don’ts for hiring any kind of service person, and when it gets right down to it architects are no different. Being an architect means having four key jobs.
2010-02-11 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in the Emirates! Dubai’s Highs and Lows by Tony Chavira
I’m sure that by now you’ve received an e-mail or seven about the development boom in the United Arab Emirates kingdom of Dubai. You’ve probably seen indoor ski slopes …
2010-02-09 Oklahoma Dreaming: What I Learned by Donna Schoenkopf
Eight days. Eight days of Hell. (You know Dante thought Hell was an infernally cold place, not a hot one.) Eight days of no electricity in my all-electric house …
2010-02-05 California Dreaming: I Like Blight by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Anne Bray is a lovely woman, tall and blonde and well-put-together. She is an artist, often focusing on remaking the urban landscape. The landscape she wants is pristine.
2010-02-04 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in India! Agra to Jaipur: The Rules of the Road by Tony Chavira
From Agra to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, you notice something very peculiar about transit that rings true throughout the country: that cars don’t necessarily own the road.
2010-02-03 The Longest Move by Pat Devine
During the month of August, 2008 I moved out of my apartment of six years. I got rid of some things, sold my bed and a few other items, and the rest I boxed up and stored.
2010-02-02 Oklahoma Dreaming: Freeeezing! by Donna Schoenkopf
I have been here in Lynn’s house for three days because there’s been a freeze, followed by a blizzard, with an ongoing electrical blackout at my house.
2010-01-28 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in India! The Road from Delhi to Agra by Tony Chavira
When they said personalized, they definitely meant it. A driver picked me up from the airport and another drove me and my own tour guide all around the city of Delhi.
2010-01-22 If I Can’t Afford Awesome, Where Should I Live? by John Schoenkopf
So I’m moving back to Los Angeles in the next few weeks, or whenever my since-folded employer of yesteryear legally has to mail my W-2 form out to me …
2010-01-21 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in India! Land in Mumbai by Tony Chavira
Arriving on New Year’s Eve, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Mumbai, the Indian city formerly known as Bombay. I was told that the traffic would be terrible …
2010-01-15 California Dreaming: Conversations With Other Women (About Homeless Men) by Rebecca Schoenkopf
And just like that, he goes, “I’ll take two bottles of water, orange juice no pulp, and Ruffles sour cream potato chips.”
2010-01-14 The FourStory Interview: Lorri Galloway by Jim Washburn
We started our conversation with Ms. Galloway by talking about the recent Seattle election in which voters supported, for the 20th year there, a levy to fund affordable housing.
2010-01-04 Lost in OC: Plenty of Affordable Housing on Pandora by Jim Washburn
We took my wife’s dad. He was an impressionable 15 years old when The Wizard of Oz came out 1939. He’s 85 now, and liked Avatar better.
2009-12-29 Oklahoma Dreaming: The Blizzard by Donna Schoenkopf
Geographically speaking, according to Genius Son John, the most intense weather is in the middle of continents. It’s all about temperature, land forms, air masses, water.
2009-12-25 California Dreaming: My Favorite Things by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Oh, the decade started out well: Y2K did not result in riots and shootouts in the lawless streets. Why? Because we identified the problem ahead of time …
2009-12-24 The Federal Healthcare Bill Could Actually End Homelessness by Tony Chavira
While Tea Party types rant about the government taking over something-or-other and while millions of people pay their healthcare expenses out of pocket this Christmas …
2009-12-22 Oklahoma Dreaming: Tidbits V by Donna Schoenkopf
Bet you didn’t know ringworm fungus starts as small particles, did you? Well, neither did I, so don’t feel undereducated.
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