The City Council’s powerful Planning and Land Use Management Committee quietly approved a 34-story luxury housing tower for the Westside on Tuesday — and City Hall politicians are again giving …
Los Angeles Times Gets Westlake Wrong
By Gustavo and Manuel Flores In a recent article that trumpeted the $80-million sale of a luxury housing complex in Westlake, Los Angeles Times reporter Roger Vincent appears to champion …
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office in Disarray Over New Earthquake Zones
Mayor Eric Garcetti must end the disarray and secrecy surrounding his Open Space plans for Los Angeles in light of new earthquake zone maps released last week that show areas of …
Planning Commission Ignores Gentrification; Approves South L.A. Luxury Project
Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission ignored South L.A. residents’ concerns about displacement and gentrification, swiftly approving a luxury mixed-use redevelopment of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. The City Council’s …
Tenants’ Resistance Movement Rises Up in Los Angeles
CityWatch columnist Tim Deegan surveys Los Angeles’ affordable housing and gentrification crises and sees tenants’ groups rising up in resistance. It’s been brought on by L.A. City Hall’s planning and …
L.A. Tenants Union Calls For Tourist Boycott of Los Angeles Over Airbnb
The L.A. Tenants Union has called for a tourist boycott of Los Angeles over long-standing problems caused by short-term rental giant Airbnb — and Mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. City Council President …
Mayor Eric Garcetti Must Lead on Harmful Black Lung Lofts
Mayor Eric Garcetti must lead and finally take action in protecting the public’s health from the serious hazards of freeway-adjacent housing, also called “black lung lofts.” Garcetti has known about …
Garcetti and L.A. City Council Must End Slow Approach to Homeless Crisis
Homeless, tearful L.A. community college students and the spreading tents of Garcetti-ville are a wakeup call to Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Council Housing chairman Gil Cedillo and the City Planning …
Hollywood Community Plan Update Ignores New Census Data, Again
Los Angeles City Hall’s latest effort to update the Hollywood Community Plan, released in mid-June, badly misses the mark by using outdated data that ignores the slowing growth rate for …
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Faces Trouble
L.A. is in crisis, with spreading homeless encampments, skyrocketing rents and City Hall-backed gentrification policies that reduce the number of rent-controlled units and push people to the streets. To make …