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继美国多个城市财政破产之后,美国西部最大城市洛杉矶亦濒临破产边缘,美宣传喉舌The New York Times 也不得不承认面临的严重困境。
以下是NYT报道的部分内容:
Report Finds a Los Angeles on the Brink By ADAM NAGOURNEYAPRIL 9, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/us/report-finds-a-los-angeles-in-decline.html?hp
A commission presented a scathing verdict on the civic health of the city, citing widespread poverty, huge pension obligations and paralyzing traffic with no solution in sight.
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A homeless woman slept under a freeway near downtown Los Angeles. Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times
LOS ANGELES — From the 73-story skyscraper that just broke ground downtown (the tallest in the West), to the blizzard of office, shopping and apartment complexes rising from there to the Pacific, construction is bustling in Los Angeles. Home prices are up, and the foreclosure rate is declining. Crime is down. There is a new mayor in City Hall. In many ways, Los Angeles, like many once-beleaguered cities across the nation, seems on the upswing. Yet at this presumed moment of promise and potential, Los Angeles is enduring a series of blows that have challenged its self-esteem and even its long-term stability. Some appear more symbolic, like the departure of “The Tonight Show” for New York, followed by the plaintive appeal by Mayor Eric M. Garcetti that CBS move “The Late Show” to Los Angeles when David Letterman retires next year. Others are beyond its control, such as the disconcerting wave of earthquakes that have rumbled the region in recent weeks, reminding residents of how unprepared Southern California is for a cataclysmic temblor. Continue reading the main story Slide Show View slide show|8 Photos Los Angeles’s Future at Risk
Los Angeles’s Future at Risk Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times
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Students, teachers and civic leaders called on the city to invest more money in schools during a rally this week at the school district’s headquarters. Credit Monica Almeida/The New York Times |