This article truly makes Los Angeles look like a horrible place, determined to protect their wealth and status at all costs, even if that means destroying the last truly public spaces in exchange for security-heavy destinations, banking on the draw of exclusivity. While I don’t doubt that LA (and probably other large American cities) are seeing a turn towards the polarization of any person or thing not deemed socially “elite” (I.e. minorities, the poor), I can’t help but question the extremity of the article, which depicts the city as a sort of militaristic city of a dystopian future. Regardless, the privatization of public space is a concerning issue, especially as income gaps continue to widen nationwide. This issue particularly effects the homeless, who are no longer allowed in more and more areas of the city. Rather than focusing on finding housing for the homeless of the city, they are focusing on ways to keep them out of “luxury” areas, only further deepening class divides.