At first look, the neighborhood of Mar Vista looks like many other West Side communities.  Local coffee shops, weekly farmers markets and laid back, friendly residents are staples. What sets Mar Vista apart is its citizens burning desire to green…

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Believe it or not, there is at least one small group benefiting from the economic downturn – young homebuyers. Many of my friends and I had been eyeing the Los Angeles housing market in despair for years. “We went to…

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