Envy Apartment

At the ribbon cutting this month for the Wesley Village affordable housing complex in Garden Grove, Laura Archuleta couldn ’t resist referencing Joni Mitchell ’s 1970 environmental protest “Big Yellow Taxi.” Built on underused land that’s part of the Garden Grove United Methodist Church campus on Main Street, Wesley Village offered Archuleta , president of the nonprofit community organization Jamboree Housing Corp ., a chance to riff on one of Mitchell’s most famous lyrics. Where Mitchell sang “They paved paradise/And put up a parking lot,” Archuleta told about 300 people packed into the steamy church sanctuary on a hot afternoon that “Today we are going to learn how a group of dedicated organizations and individuals re-purposed a parking lot and put up a paradise.” Then she and others who spoke, including a single mom with six children who now reside at Wesley Village , told how the project became reality through a unique collaboration that involved the church, Jamboree and other...

WILL HARVIE Last updated 05:00, August 19 2017 Perth Stadium Perth Stadium and precinct should open early next year and includes many innovations in stadium design that are popular in the United States. Many of those trends could be implemented in Christchurch. Many stadium owners are struggling with the same problem. Watching a match or event from home is more comfortable, costs less and takes less effort than trooping off to the ground for a live experience. The response has been broadly similar – make being in the stadium more fun. "We focused from the beginning on building a unique fan experience ," Arthur Blank, owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, said of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium that will open later this month.  Perth is building a $1 billion, 60,000-seat extravaganza that will host  AFL, rugby, league, soccer, cricket and entertainment events when it opens early next year. According to marketers, the stadium is designed for  "fan first" experiences. REA...

Students moving into the Vie apartment complex on Tuesday were met with a variety of sanitation and damage issues, including long wait times , dirty rooms and few answers to their problems. Approximately 30 students have filed complaints to management, according to Kamie Henderson, general manager for Vie. Morgan Langdon, a second- year studying political science , claims that her apartment was full of dirt, debris and mildew when she arrived on Tuesday.  “The washer and dryer were filled with mildew,” Langdon said. “The filters hadn’t been changed at all. There was animal pee on the ground, to where you walked in and you had to plug your nose, it smelled so bad. It was very evident that no one had been in there to clean obviously, or even inspect to make sure everything was working.”  Langdon says that her roommate first filed a complaint at 10 a.m. Tuesday, and as of Wednesday afternoon, the apartment suite hasn ’t been cleaned by maintenance. “Luckily, my parents live close enough...

SAN FRANCISCO — More than 60 stories above the ground, construction workers climb makeshift stairs and cross narrow steel planks to put the finishing touches on Salesforce Tower , now San Francisco ’s tallest building. The $1.1 billion skyscraper has already changed the city’s skyline, towering over old favorites like Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid. Unlike in New York and Chicago, the new 1,070-foot high-rise is a gargantuan presence in this liberal West Coast city . Salesforce Tower and a massive adjoining transit center also embody a larger transition in San Francisco — one that pits the technology industry against the city’s charming neighborhoods. Tech giant Salesforce .com, which provides online software for business, bought the naming rights to the 61-story steel and concrete building, adding to concerns that the tech economy is steamrolling through the city. “All the tech and people the industry is bringing in, you can work two jobs and barely make a living for yo...