Obscure ask for LA housing twitter - Does anyone know why the 2 housing developments on Toluca in Echo Park are sitting vacant despite appearing complete and inactive for many months?

Using the Terner Housing Policy Simulator, a new report from Shane Phillips UCLA Lewis Center highlights the tradeoffs policymakers should consider in crafting inclusionary zoning policy requirements, with a focus on Los Angeles’ TOC program. Learn more: ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/inclusion…

Is this the Livable California amendment that failed?

California has passed increasingly convoluted policies to build new housing. Yet small side streets from South LA to Silver Lake show that we already have a template for building a range of multifamily housing that fits into residential neighborhoods. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

CA spends 2x more on supporting homeowners vs. renters, and only 23% of renter aid is permanent. Yet about 45% of households are renters, and renters tend to be lower-income.

Boosting housing supply is vital, but the state must address demand-side inequities.

via California Housing Partnership

Important streamlining news for ADU and SB9 projects in LA.

The City of LA was dealing with a massive backlog of storm-water permits. They looked at the evidence and determined:

1. Small residential developments don't produce that much stormwater runoff
2. The city spends significant resources reviewing stormwater plans for small…

No county in America comes close to this

ED1 Friend or Foe? givebutter.com/ED1FOF

Fail

It's a new era for affordable housing production in LA.

No more reliance on LIHTC as a funding tool.

No more being boxed in by resource maps.

No army of lawyers, consultants or compliance staffers required.

No need for generational assemblages and two year escrows to get to…

I entered the Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy Lottery for free tickets on TodayTix! Tap here to enter: todaytix.com/los-angeles/sh…

Fatima is just so special

Fun fact - the privately financed 100% affordable ED1 / state density bonus law projects working in LA right now often are partnering with nonprofit arm to be eligible for the state’s property tax welfare exemption.

I love how the unlimited density 100% affordable option (slash ED1) has even crept into West LA luxe land listings.

Challenger explosion

11 story 100% affordable on Barnham Ave (high resource area). ED1

Too real

AB 2011 FTW. Senator Toni Atkins Anthony Rendon Buffy Wicks California YIMBY

Los Angeles’ one weird trick to build affordable housing at no public cost calmatters.org/housing/2024/0…