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 …
Call To Action: City Considers Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Mega-Project
On July 13, at City Hall, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission will consider granting numerous spot-zoning favors to a developer who wants to build a massive luxury mixed-use complex …
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 …
Anti-Eviction Mapping Project Shows Shocking Eviction Trends in L.A.
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, in collaboration with the Coalition for Economic Survival, has released an eye-popping map that reveals disturbing trends of tenant evictions through an abused state law known …
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 …
Special Report: Los Angeles Worst Planned U.S. Western City
Among major U.S. Western cities, Los Angeles stands alone in abandoning the use of a modern General Plan to guide the city’s livability, sustainability and growth, a Coalition to Preserve …
Call To Action: Hollywood Community Plan Update Meetings
In July, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning will host public meetings for the Hollywood Community Plan Update. It’s essential that residents attend, take part in the decision-making process and …
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City Hall’s latest effort to update the Hollywood Community Plan, released in mid-June, badly misses the mark by using outdated data that ignores the slowing growth rate for …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 …