Last month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a moratorium on building permits in Beverly Hills as punishment for the city not passing a blueprint for sufficient affordable housing.
Studies, and my Venice neighborhood, offer proof: Below-market rents in the corner apartment building don't preclude a pricey mansion across the street.
L.A. developer Akhilesh Jha is pushing the envelope in proposing to tear down single-family homes and build apartments using new provisions in state law.
Coronado officials have thumbed their noses at Gov. Gavin Newsom and state regulators, calling the process “central planning at its worst” and assuring residents that it will be years before the state cracks down.
Right now, according to the state, there are eight cities in San Diego County that are out of compliance with state laws that require filing plans for future.