[HN Gopher] UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major sc...
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       UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science
       innovation center
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2024-01-04 19:34 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.latimes.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.latimes.com)
        
       | pseudolus wrote:
       | https://archive.is/D97Ez
        
       | brycelarkin wrote:
       | I heard pre-pandemic, Google was going to purchase that space.
       | Guess that deal fell through with remote work.
        
         | moandcompany wrote:
         | Pre-COVID19 pandemic, when the plans to develop and open part
         | of the Westside Pavillion as a Google office was shared with
         | employees, many of the engineers based out of the Los Angeles
         | (Venice) office declared their preference to quit and find
         | another job elsewhere. This was because Google was planning to
         | close the crowded Venice Office (Binoculars Building) and
         | reassign those employees to the new Westside Pavillion office.
        
           | VirusNewbie wrote:
           | Which is weird because it is a lot easier to get to BH from
           | the Valley compared to Venice.
           | 
           | And, if you are well to do google employee why live in a
           | shack in Venice when you could have a large house in the
           | Valley?
        
             | theGnuMe wrote:
             | They are rich enough to live in Manhattan Beach and
             | Hermosa.
        
             | moandcompany wrote:
             | Many Googlers live on the LA Westside (Santa Monica,
             | Venice, West LA, Culver City, Playa Vista), often close
             | enough to bike to work.
             | 
             | Or as the other poster said, the South Bay Beach Cities.
             | However the beach cities are almost 1hr driving to/from the
             | Venice Office. It's often more than 1hr to/from the beach
             | cities to the Westside Pavillion.
        
       | wlesieutre wrote:
       | The mall in my hometown isn't dead yet, but the flagship stores
       | are all gone. Biggest things that have moved in are a Rural King
       | and a Planet Fitness, and the former Macy's may turn into a
       | casino depending on an ongoing court case over it. We'll likely
       | see more of this type of project as mall businesses continue to
       | dry up.
       | 
       | Austin Community College previously turned one into their
       | Highland campus.
       | 
       | https://www.austincc.edu/campuses/highland-campus
        
         | selimthegrim wrote:
         | I have to say I went to a New Year's party in that mall right
         | before ACC took it over and I feel like you could've had two
         | more campuses in there
         | 
         | Also, hi Will! Glad to see other quizbowl people on here
        
       | miguelazo wrote:
       | $700 million seems like a lot of money for this. Hopefully this
       | will succeed. Zombie malls are such a plague in many
       | municipalities. The local jurisdiction needs to start imposing
       | vacancy taxes and deadlines to fill them. Beyond that, turn them
       | over for affordable housing structures.
        
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