INDUCED DEMAND AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/03/the-one-chart-that-explains-all-your-traffic-woes/386594/

SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/03/snapshots-of-us-agriculture.html

WORKER'S COMPENSATION GUTTED

http://www.propublica.org/article/the-demolition-of-workers-compensation?src=longreads

WORKER'S COMP INCONSISTENCIES

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/03/the-puzzling-geography-of-workers-compensation/387205/

LOS ANGELES SKID ROW

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/05/gentrification-skid-row-los-angeles-homeless

SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/03/how-renters-benefitted-from-the-housing-crisis/387007/

AMERICANS LIKE DIVERSITY

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/03/what-do-americans-prioritize-when-picking-a-place-to-live/387565/

SUCCESSFUL PARKLETS

http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/03/why-some-parklets-work-better-than-others/387406/

HOW UNCERTAINTY FUELS ANXIETY

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/03/how-uncertainty-fuels-anxiety/388066/

WORKING POVERTY

http://tcf.org/blog/detail/when-your-occupation-is-poverty

TECHNOLOGY WILL REPLACE TEACHERS

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/

LIQUIDITY IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS

http://www.businessinsider.com/howard-marks-liquidity-definition-2015-3

OYSTERS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY

http://exp.grist.org/oysters/?Src=longreads

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RECYCLED WATER

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/recycled-water-problems-disgusting-solve?utm_source=tny

WHY GENERATION Y IS UNHAPPY

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/generation-y-unhappy_b_3930620.html

HOW GANGS TOOK OVER PRISONS

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/how-gangs-took-over-prisons/379330/

THE LIMIT OF ONE HOUR FOR CITIES

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/25/1082831435063.html

THE POLITICS OF DRINKING WATER

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/12/the-politics-of-drinking-water/384081/?Src=longreads

TRUST AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

https://growthecon.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/trust-familes-and-growth/

JUDGING TEACHERS BY TEST SCORES

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/when-a-teachers-job-depends-on-a-childs-test?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyemail&mbid=nl_031115_Daily&CNDID=22923831&spMailingID=7574075&spUserID=MjU0NTI1NDUyNTIS1&spJobID=640969403&spReportId=NjQwOTY5NDAzS0

TEACHING TO THE TEST IMPROVES SCORES

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/poor-hispanic-school-focuses-on-test-prep-sees-huge-gains-but-can-it-be-replicated/2015/01/10/5a65ca1c-5b95-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

LA'S LAST FREEWAY

http://blog.longreads.com/2015/03/23/the-last-freeway/

SHOPPING MALLS ARE NOT DYING

http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/03/shopping-malls-arent-actually-dying/387925/

TEACHING TO THE TEST

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/business/economy/grading-teachers-by-the-test.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

IMMIGRANTS DON'T STEAL JOBS

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/debunking-the-myth-of-the-job-stealing-immigrant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIGH HOUSING PRICES IN CALIFORNIA

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004879-how-california-dream-became-a-nightmare

REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN FRESNO

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/03/stages-of-downtown-comeback-fresno-begins-the-long-climb/388174/

THE ECONOMICS OF CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/03/the-economics-of-californias-drought/388375/

AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRISONS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/19/how-prisons-without-bars-could-cut-the-cost-of-prison-and-keep-people-from-coming-back/

RANDOMNESS IS LUMPY

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/03/randomness-is-lumpy-pareidolia.html

ALMONDS USE MORE WATER THAN LOS ANGELES

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/almonds-nuts-crazy-stats-charts

BOOK: GILEAD

http://www.amazon.com/Gilead-Novel-Marilynne-Robinson/dp/031242440X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426725646&sr=1-1&keywords=gilead+by+marilynne+robinson

BOOK: THE RESILIENCE DIVIDEND

http://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Dividend-Being-Strong-Things/dp/1610394704/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426725534&sr=1-1&keywords=the+resilience+dividend

TALK TO YOUR KIDS

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/12/talking-cure?utm_source=tny

THE DOWNSIDE TO SELF EMPLOYMENT

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/12/what-we-give-up-when-we-become-entrepreneurs.html?mid=longreads

STREET VENDING IN LOS ANGELES

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/18/los_angeles_food_truck_renaissance_why_the_rise_of_street_vending_reveals_a_city_transformed/

CEMETERIES ARE FILLING UP

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jan/21/death-in-the-city-what-happens-cemeteries-full-cost-dying

THE EVOLUTION DRINKING FOUNTAINS

https://medium.com/re-form/shaping-water-669bd7bc9066

DOES ORDER PROVE GOD EXISTS?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/WhosCounting/story?id=4357170

SUSTAINABLE FARMING

http://craftsmanship.net/drought-fighters/?src=longreads

TALK RADIO HOSTS

http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/04/host/303812/

THE RETURN OF FAIR PAY?

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/fair-days-wage?utm_source=tny

WHY ARE DEVELOPERS STILL BUILDING SPRAWL?

http://m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/02/why-are-people-still-building-sprawl/385741/

CHURCHES COMPETE WITH PAYDAY LENDERS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2015/01/09/churches-step-in-with-alternative-to-high-interest-small-dollar-lending-industry/

GERRYMANDERING EXPLAINED

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/

SLEEP CYCLES AND HONESTY

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/moral-mornings?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyemail&mbid=nl_022515_Daily%20A&CNDID=22923831&spMailingID=7534961&spUserID=MjU0NTI1NDUyNTIS1&spJobID=622404193&spReportId=NjIyNDA0MTkzS0