Aliso Village Offers Clear-Eyed Approach To Slum Abatement

The history of public housing suggests that utopia is not merely a naïve idea, but may be a dangerous one. In her recent book The Provisional City, UCLA professor Dana Cuff has argued that some of the worst housing projects in Los Angeles were the result of well-intentioned and civic-minded people, who, during the first half of the 20th century, were trying to rid the city of neighborhoods they considered slums.

The new Aliso Village is a neighborhood of 470 dwelling units built on the site of th

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