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Chinatown's Shift from Affordable to Investment Destination
Chinatown residents wonder if the benefits of L.A. River restoration will pass them by. Mariela Suarez and her family are watching the community change rapidly from their vantage point in the William Mead Homes community. Sissy Trinh of the Southeast Asian Community Alliance shares how Chinatown and Lincoln Heights are shifting from affordable housing areas to a destinations for major investment.
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