
Gentrification on the Palm Trees
The weather is warm all year long. Palm trees line many of the streets. The traffic is notorious, but people flock to the city every day. This is Los Angeles. Two bedroom houses for sale at 1 million USD, home school mom meetups at local playgrounds, and of course Starbucks’ coffee shops are among the signs of gentrification. While visiting my parents in Los Angeles, I saw these symbols of gentrification and wrote this piece. There is an economic agenda gaining momentum to r