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knowing how bad downtown LA is/was in terms of poverty and crime it's hard for me not to be happy at the gentrification and cleaning up of DTLA. It still has a
by greggman 9y ago
knowing how bad downtown LA is/was in terms of poverty and crime it's hard for me not to be happy at the gentrification and cleaning up of DTLA. It still has a ways to go but I'd love a safe and clean DTLA. I don't know what the implications are for the poor that get displaced but old DTLA was (and still is) a blight on the city. Of course a solution that some how helps the poor down there would be great but keeping the place a cheap ghetto doesn't seem like the right thing either
- slg 9y agoYou are taking the perspective of someone who is at least middle class. If you were a lower income family and you are pushed from DTLA to Whittier because of gentrification it could have a huge negative impact on your life. A "safe and clean DTLA" would do you no good in that instance. Also it has now been a few years since DTLA was a "blight" or a "cheap ghetto". Is there a bigger sign of gentrification than Whole Foods[1]? [1] - https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/downtownlosangeles https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/downtownlosangeles