pens this editorial for the LA Times, comparing the de facto squatter urbanism of LA's skid row to the 'Walled City' that once occupied the heart of Hong Kong. (related). Up north, in SF, the city has embarked on a new campaign to evict the homeless from Golden Gate park, without providing housing options might I add. And these forgotten refugee shacks, abandoned today in a zoo, make an ironic reflection. However, the Katrina Cottage is sparking interest well beyond the devastated landscape of New Orleans. Meanwhile, Chavez's welfare programs in Venezuela are funding by the billions development programs for squatters and the poor in what is said to be "the largest such effort in a developing nation."
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