Victor Negrete
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Facebook Charrette: New Headquarters Could Reinvigorate a City
As Facebook prepares to relocate its corporate headquarters from Palo Alto to Menlo Park, the company organized a day-long charrette to get input from architects, planners, and community members about how to "turn this neighborhood inside out."
A Call to Streamline L.A.'s Zoning Codes
Writing for <em>The Architect's Newspaper</em>, Sam Lubell argues that current L.A. zoning regulations require architects and developers to endure a "ridiculous, disjointed, outdated process."
High-Speed Rail's Hidden Agenda
Writing for <em>Newsweek</em>, George Will claims that the real reason that progressives are gung ho for high-speed rail is because it suppresses the individualism of Americans and makes them more subservient to government.
L.A. City Council Approves New Bike Plan - Unanimously
The new plan is touted by Alissa Walker of Good Magazine as "perhaps the most ambitious pro-cyclist action in L.A. history."
What Do Twitter Patterns Say About Your City?
A study of Twitter-use patterns found that some cities are far more active early in the morning, while others showed higher activity at night or on weekends.