http://www.lbnelert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SLOW-GROWTH.jpgSLOW GROWTH : For a city with a population of 3,819,702, that’s not much. The latest numbers from the Census Department show that L.A.’s population growth was just 0.7 percent between April, 2010 and July, 2011. This seems to run counter to other parts of the country, where cities are growing faster than the suburbs – the first time that’s happened in a century. Atlanta, for example, grew by 3 percent and Austin, Texas by 3.8 percent. I suppose L.A.’s slow growth could be blamed on the weak economy, but it’s curious given the increased popularity of places like downtown and Hollywood.