Senate Bill 50 — which would shift most housing decisions from cities and hand it to developers, severely curtailing hearings and community input — would create massive new “up-zoning” in …
Yaroslavsky Opposes SB 50 as Devastating to California
Zev Yaroslavsky, L.A.’s most respected political figure of this generation, yesterday condemned Senate Bill 50 — an unprecedented attempt by the state legislature to end single-family housing and transform California’s …
Warner Center 2035 Bizarrely Envisions Thousands of Faceless Luxury Units – NO Affordable Housing
By Gina Thornburg Developers got an awesome gift on Christmas Day 2013 when the Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan went into effect. Five years on, though, this developers’ bonanza is a …
Los Angeles City Hall Pay-to-Play Unveiled in the Crossroads Skyscraper Development
The Los Angeles City Council “PLUM” Committee on Jan. 15 approved the hotly disputed triple-skyscraper, Crossroads, which will generate 142,300 vehicle miles per day and raze a vibrant historic Latino …
Let’s Stop Crossroads, a Pay-to-Play Development that Displaces Latino Families for Luxury Penthouses
On Tuesday January 15, please join the Coalition to Preserve LA in speaking against Crossroads, a precedent-setting development that can only bring suffering and smog to L.A. The hearing is …
California Cities Poor and Rich Oppose WienerWorld, Senate Bill 827
California cities poor and rich are piling on to oppose Senate Bill 827 (known as WienerWorld) a YIMBY law that would wipe out affordable housing (so boring), historic zones (way …
Anti-Neighborhood Senate Bill 827 and SB 743 Shock Angelenos at Workshop
This past weekend’s Save Your Zip Code workshops on state Sen. Scott Wiener’s disastrous Senate Bill 827, which is poised to destroy neighborhoods across Los Angeles, and SB 743, its …
Save Los Angeles, Oppose Scott Weiner’s YIMBY Nightmare, SB 827
Join the people of San Francisco, the South Bay, Inland Empire, Bay Area, Orange County and San Diego in fighting Senate Bill 827 by YIMBY leader Scott Wiener. SB 827 is …
Boyle Heights Families Picket Rich Landlord Trying to Rout Out L.A.’s Mariachis
On a nippy November evening, 80 defiant Boyle Heights residents and allies trekked to the Westside to rally near multimillionaire Frank “BJ” Turner’s McMansion, miles from the historic corner where …
Will City Commission Approve a Luxury Tower for Gentrifying Westlake?
On Thursday, the City Planning Commission will consider the approval of a 41-story luxury skyscraper in Westlake — one of L.A.’s most gentrified neighborhoods, according to the city’s Index of …