Los Angeles City Planning Calls for a More Equitable Housing Strategy
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LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Los Angeles City Planning released a report on the outlining bold strategies to distribute affordable housing more equitably throughout the City. The report to the City Council proposes the establishment of an equitable Housing Element rezoning program, the establishment of housing targets by community, and other strategies to ensure that equity is at the forefront of future land use considerations.
The centerpiece of the report is a set of recommendations that prioritizes the fair distribution of affordable units across the City in both short and long-term planning efforts. By addressing issues related to zoning capacity, the recommendations will ensure that Los Angeles community-by-community approach to planning complements citywide objectives for accommodating growth in a way that furthers equity.
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LA Councilman Bob Blumenfield this week proposed exploring the creation of a citywide granny flat financing program. (Shutterstock)
LOS ANGELES, CA Everyone wants to solve LA s homeless crisis, but few want to see shelters or low-income housing constructed in their neighborhoods. So City Councilman Bob Blumenfield is looking for a way to turn the not in my backyard sentiment on its head.
A citywide program to fund the construction of granny flats to house formerly homeless Angelenos could be enough to get homeowners lining up to invite people experiencing homelessness into their backyards, he hopes. Blumenfield this week proposed exploring the creation of a citywide granny flat financing program. The proposal piggybacks on other efforts to make it easier to construct backyard units to help ease the affordable housing crisis.
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By City News Service
May 14, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles city departments have spent nearly $1 billion on coronavirus-related programs, supplies, homeless housing, staffing, emergency rental assistance, and testing and vaccination efforts during the pandemic, L.A. Controller Ron Galperin announced today.
Galperin s office released an online COVID-19 spending tracker for the public to track the $984.8 million that the city has thus far spent on pandemic-related expenses, including:
$843 million for supplies and programs
$118 million for Project Homekey housing
$176 million for staffing and overtime pay
$94.5 million for emergency rental assistance
$73.9 million for testing and vaccinations
Over the last year, the pandemic disrupted our lives and forced us all to adapt to a new reality, Galperin said. The city of Los Angeles met his challenge by pivoting to support residents in need, while also continuing its normal operations. My goal in