A public symposium held to present the urban design plans for Westwood Village illustrated several debates. Who will take advantage of a redesigned Westwood Village? What role will UCLA have in defining the space? Is a new Metro stop the catalyst for change some claim it to be? A panel of architects, critics, and policy-makers discuss.
TPR shares this excerpt from Nick Patsaouras’ new book 'The Making of Modern Los Angeles,' which chronicles the political and civic transformation of Los Angeles over the last 50 years.
Nick Patsaouras, who outlines the historic and political origins of LA Metro’s policing contracts in the 1990s and subsequent degradation of security on the system.
