California

It is a strange experience walking down Haste Street from Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California. Tall double-storey shipping containers, topped with gnarly chain-wire fencing and security cameras, loom above you, while a host of security guards si…
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In downtown Los Angeles, numerous abandoned railroads and spurs lie hidden beneath layers of asphalt and concrete. As remnants of the city’s industrial past, they have contributed: to fragmented urban fabrics, social disconnection and ecologica…
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Sugar Hill’s thriving Black community managed to exist despite systemic efforts to prevent Black people from buying homes in much of Los Angeles. Because Black people were willing to pay more since there was far less property available to them…
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The Shore of light is a hidden gem of the Golden Gate recreation area, connecting the headlands to the golden gate straight – and Marin working waterfront to Lime Point lighthouse. The site lost under the bridge is becoming a place of resilienc…
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Mission Bay in San Francisco stands as one of the most gentrified areas in the United States. Historically, this region was an integral part of San Francisco Bay and the expansive Chaparral ecology, serving as a natural refuge for numerous waterfowl…
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