Congratulations to the Los Angeles Times for spurring Mayor Eric Garcetti into action, ensuring that air filters are installed in new homes next to freeways. The only problem, the paper …
L.A. Plans To Charge You Money For Fighting Back
L.A. City Council member Mitch Englander essentially said in a council meeting on August 8 that the land use appeal fees should be raised to silence City Hall’s critics. Translation: …
Does Venice Have an Airbnb Problem?
The Los Angeles Times examines how Airbnb’s short-term rentals are impacting longtime residents in Venice, where long-term rental housing is tight. Such conversions from long-term housing to short-term need city …
In Los Angeles, It’s an Affordable Housing Crisis, Stupid
For too long, whenever City Hall politicians and developers want to approve and build more luxury-housing, they conveniently use the excuse that Los Angeles is experiencing a “housing crisis” — …
Harvard-Westlake’s Environmental Controversy Isn’t Going Away
CityWatch columnist Tim Deegan tackles the ongoing controversy over Harvard-Westlake’s plan to carve out a mountainside and build a huge parking garage. Neighbors and environmentalists are up in arms about …
L.A. City Hall Gives Westside Developer Douglas Emmett Sweetheart Deal
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 …
Coalition to Preserve L.A. Offers Free San Fernando Valley Workshop
On Sunday, July 30, Coalition to Preserve L.A. offers a free workshop to help San Fernando Valley residents empower themselves and take action. It’s been a wildly popular event among …
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 …