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L.A.'s housing crisis? It starts with developers not wanting to put up more apartments.
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Mayor Bass says affordable housing is thriving, the numbers say otherwise More than 30,000 units have been proposed. Only a fraction have started construction.

How many apartments are actually getting built in L.A? And how many of those are affordable? Not as many as the mayor claims. @jarrettcarpenter.bsky.social

The most dangerous intersections in Los Angeles Over the past decade, the city’s streets have become significantly more lethal…

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Today, the LATimes published a story on the most dangerous intersections in the city. Crosstown had done the same work. Last October.
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Why are there fewer and fewer parking tickets in L.A.?
The city can't hire enough parking enforcement officers.

Add this to the growing list of woes in Los Angeles: Calls about "tree emergencies" are spiking. That's when someone reports a tree that has been severely damaged or ailing.

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Car theft exploded during COVID in #LosAngeles. It's still not back to "normal."
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Los Angeles just notched its lowest homicide total since 1966.
We have all the charts. xtown.la/2026/01/14/m...

Murders and robberies tumble in Los Angeles, while police shootings spike In 2025, many major crime categories fell to pre-COVID levels…

Crime is down. Police shootings are up. Way up.
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Murders and robberies tumble in Los Angeles, while police shootings spike In 2025, many major crime categories fell to pre-COVID levels…

Murders in the city of Los Angeles fell substantially in 2025, and there were also big reductions in other crime categories. However, the 47 times that police fired their weapons was a 62% yearly increase. Data and charts in my @crosstownla.bsky.social story. xtown.la/2026/01/14/m...

Murders and robberies tumble in Los Angeles, while police shootings spike In 2025, many major crime categories fell to pre-COVID levels…

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Palisades post-fire rebuilding efforts start to sputter Despite streamlining, construction still bogged down by a lengthy permitting process.

It's been a year since the fires. How are the #Palisades rebuilding efforts going?
We have the numbers.
@jarrettcarpenter.bsky.social
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Palisades post-fire rebuilding efforts start to sputter Despite streamlining, construction still bogged down by a lengthy permitting process.

A year after the Palisades went up in flames, the pace of rebuilding begins to slow.
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Why won’t the LAPD give the public usable crime data? Police officials promised that the public would get even better data when the department upgraded its reporting system. Nearly two years later, residents are still in the dark about crime happening in...

There's a big problem with supposedly public LAPD data—full information has not been available for more than 18 months. This means Angelenos can't crunch neighborhood-level crime data. My new piece for @goldenstateorg.bsky.social. @crosstownla.bsky.social www.golden-state.org/why-wont-the...

Why won’t the LAPD give the public usable crime data? Police officials promised that the public would get even better data when the department upgraded its reporting system. Nearly two years later, residents are still in the dark about crime happening in...

There's a big problem with LAPD crime data—reports that should be available to the public are not, and there's no telling when they will be. My piece for @goldenstateorg.bsky.social. @crosstownla.bsky.social www.golden-state.org/why-wont-the...

More animals than ever are dying on Los Angeles streets Abandoned pets, increased urban sprawl are causing roadkill numbers to spike…

Los Angeles has a growing roadkill problem.

Why is there more roadkill than ever before in Los Angeles? Lingering effects of the pandemic may be partly to blame.
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More animals are dying on LA streets than ever before. If you're a cat person, don't read this.
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More animals than ever are dying on Los Angeles streets Abandoned pets, increased urban sprawl are causing roadkill numbers to spike…

Why are more animals than ever being run over on Los Angeles streets?

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L.A.'s disgraceful end to the failed Vision Zero experiment Los Angeles will mark its decade-long effort to eliminate traffic deaths not with triumph, but the prosecution of a DIY crosswalk maker who set out to do what the city couldn't.

Los Angeles abandoned its effort to make streets safer. Thank you @goldenstateorg.bsky.social and @paulthornton.bsky.social for citing @crosstownla.bsky.social reporting on this travesty.

That morning commute in L.A.? Guess what? The best day for your morning commute is ... Friday. No joke.

Commuting in L.A.? @crosstownla.bsky.social has some tips:
The best day for your evening commute? Monday. Worst day? Thursday. You're welcome.

How the pandemic changed your L.A. commute Not only is traffic worse, it’s now spread throughout the day…

COVID messed with your morning commute. Here's how:

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Yes, L.A. has the worst traffic in the nation. But that's not the full story. COVID changed when we drive.
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How the pandemic changed your L.A. commute Not only is traffic worse, it’s now spread throughout the day…

The worst hour of the week for L.A. traffic?
Thursdays between 4-5 p.m.
We broke it all down here.
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How the pandemic changed your L.A. commute Not only is traffic worse, it’s now spread throughout the day…

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Why are more people getting seriously injured in L.A. traffic?
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Why are more people dying from traffic collisions in L.A. than a decade ago? These intersections have something to do with it.
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Why are streets in Los Angeles getting more dangerous?
We put together a list of intersections to avoid. xtown.la/2025/10/15/m...