This article was originally published, in slightly different form, on Urban Proxima. It is shared here with permission. All pictures were supplied by the writer. Rendering of Costco’s new housing project (Credit: Thrive Living). Costco wants to build a new store in Los Angeles' Baldwin Village neighborhood. The problem with that is the same problem with building anything in California: years' worth of process and public hearings, as well as the threat of after-the-fact lawsuits. Fortunately for ...