1st blog post...

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 people are not happy about the new developments going on in their city.

 (The picture being referred in the post is the second one.)

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