The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond

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By Josh Stephens ’97

Published June 23, 2020

In The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond (Solimar Books), Josh Stephens ’97 collects essays he has written on urban planning in California covering topics from the housing crisis to urban economics.

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