Media 10 blog

This week, I wanted to look at another city other than Los Angeles that is being affected by this issue. Inglewood, California is known to be one of the less affluent neighborhoods. This city is also home to the famous Forum and Hollywood Park Casino. Recently the city announced the building of a new stadium for the Los Angeles Rams. in the past we have seen a high percentage of violence in this city but times have changed. The bringing of this new stadium is very exciting because it will also bring so many new businesses as well. but with, also comes higher rent expenses. In the article this is what is discussed. Members of the community and the mayor of Inglewood are interviewed and expressed their opinions. rising rents will make it almost impossible for the majority black and brown population. The majority of people living here are middle class on a median income. This does bring frustration to the families who are already struggling as it is. The city is aware of these issues but

Going back to the original content of this blog.   In this Los Angeles Times article written by Yvonne Villareal, she discusses the recently debuted show "Gentefied" on the Netflix streaming site. The show is a comedy-drama set in Boyle Heights. In the show the main characters go through the challenges of running a business with rising rents and gentrification going on around them. Throughout the series they must face the issues that comes with trying to continue to attract customers and stay current in their neighborhood while working with family. There are several other shows in television today that portray these same issues. I feel it's good to see how media is making these issues more relevant and bringing awareness of real world current issues that are going on. Although these shows are created with good intentions, there are still members of the communities in which the shows are based on that don't feel the same way. Some community member have protested the f

Although in my first post I stated that this blog is more geared toward issues involving urban development and gentrification, I wanted to discuss this current issue. I feel that this is all we are currently seeing in media and is also the topic of every discussion. The Corona Virus is causing mass hysteria here in America. In LA County we can definitely feel the anxiety and urgency to gather cleaning supplies, medicine, soap, and of course hand sanitizer and toilet paper. Which  these items are scarce.  I'm sure anyone who has social media has seen the posts ( and memes ) of people frantically hitting up their local target, grocery store, and Costco to find there is little to nothing left on the shelves. People are lining up around entire parking lots, just waiting to get inside and grab the last of whatever  is currently available. Due to this panic, people are buying in bulk and more often, which results in shortages. This we are beginning to slowly experience. Many, if not a

Hello reader, This is my first post, I am just starting out for blogging and am still unsure the direction I want to go in. My topics are likely to change depending on current events in the world and society. Currently an issue I feel that I see being discussed a lot, primarily on social media is gentrification. Living in the westside of Los Angeles, I feel that I am definitely seeing a lot of big changes going on in the city. Cities like Inglewood, Culver City, Venice, and the Mid-City area (and many others) are having a huge surge in housing developments. Although the city is doing this in order to create a "better appeal" for new homeowners, there are many negative effects that come along with this. In a recent instagram post I came across, I saw a picture of a small home in between to new huge modern homes. This is a very common scene in LA right now and the people who live in these areas are not happy about it. Skimming through the comments of the post it is obvious pe