Anthony Dedousis, Author at Abundant Housing LA

TOC is Working, and L.A. Can Improve It

by Anthony Dedousis | Oct 17, 2019 | Data and Research

Recently, I wrote about how Los Angeles’ Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Program is successfully encouraging dense new housing near transit. Since the program launched in September 2017, over 20,000 new homes have been proposed or permitted, including nearly 4,000...

A Bright Spot in L.A. Housing

by Anthony Dedousis | Aug 31, 2019 | Data and Research

If you support more housing and lower rents in Los Angeles, it’s hard not to be discouraged sometimes. Fierce opposition from NIMBYs and their favorite politicians in City Hall and Sacramento continues to stifle even incremental change. But amid these obstacles,...

Expo Line Living is Hard to Find

by Anthony Dedousis | Jan 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

For over a year, I’ve lived in Palms and taken the Expo Line to work in downtown Santa Monica. Despite the Expo Line’s flaws, I love being able to read and relax on the train and to leave the car at home. Over 64,000 daily Expo Line commuters seem to agree. On the way...

Abundant Mapping LA

by Anthony Dedousis | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

Abundant Housing LA supports more housing (duh) and smart urban growth across Los Angeles. Our organization exists because Los Angeles has not built enough housing over the past decades to meet demand, and we want to be part of the solution. The first step towards...

Upcoming Events

Housing Party!

Nov 15 Fri 6:00 pm - Nov 15 Fri 7:30 pm

L'Opera Ristorante101 Pine AveLong Beach, CA90802 Map

Abundant Housing LA and YIMBY Action are teaming up for a fun event in Long Beach! YIMBYest of legislators Senator Scott Wiener & Assemblymember David Chiu will toast the night, and other pro-housing legislators (in town for the Democratic Convention) will likely stop by.

Increase the density of this party by RSVPing now!

Light apps

85 interested · 30 going

Buy Tickets·

Protest NIMBYism!

Nov 21 Thu 1:00 pm - Nov 21 Thu 2:30 pm

Department 82 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Map

Note - Fix the City has postponed their hearing to November.

Come help us protest Fix the City - an ultra NIMBY organization that sues against housing and density.

Fix the City is suing the City of LA over the Expo TNP (which increases housing zoned capacity along the Expo) and over TOC, which is a policy promoting more housing density and subsidized affordable housing.

We need to show up and tell these NIMBYs that enough is enough. We have a housing crisis, an affordability crisis, a homelessness crisis, and a climate crisis! Exclusionary tactics like these are no longer acceptable. At a time when we need a huge increase in housing, Fix the City is using baseless lawsuits to make even *less* housing possible.

---This advocacy opportunity is easy for those who live/work near DTLA - just stop by around lunch! It's right at the Civic Center metro stop----... See MoreSee Less

50 interested · 6 going

Renters & the Housing Crisis - November Panel Series

Nov 25 Mon 6:30 pm - Nov 25 Mon 8:00 pm

Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 Map

Join Abundant Housing LA for a panel discussion on the impacts of the housing crisis on renters.

On the panel will be CA State Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), who was instrumental in passing AB 1482 in the 2019 state legislative session , which caps rent hikes at 5% plus inflation. Assemblymember Bloom has also been actively involved in Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) reform and holding the region accountable for a compliant RHNA methodology.

He will be joined by Michael Lens, Associate Faculty Director of the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies; Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy. Professor Lens' work evaluates the potential for housing policy to reduce this separation by focusing on neighborhood safety and access to jobs.

Alex Fisch, Councilmember in Culver City, will also be joining to share his perspective on the ways that Culver City is considering its renting population as it makes new housing policies, including rent freeze.

The panel will be moderated by Leonora Camner, Managing Director of Abundant Housing LA.
There will be snacks & beverages.

**Parking for this event is not allowed at the Helms Bakery District.**

Please use transit to come to this event if possible. The Helms Design Center is a short walk from the Culver City Expo Station.

RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/renters-the-housing-crisis-exploring-challenges-current-policies-tickets-801...... See MoreSee Less

24 interested · 10 going

Advocacy and Public Comment Training w/ Everyone In

Nov 26 Tue 6:30 pm - Nov 26 Tue 8:00 pm

Sepulveda Peace Center3916 SepulvedaCulver City, CA90230 Map

If you want to become a more effective advocate for housing, this event is for you!

Abundant Housing LA is proud to be a part of Everyone In, a campaign powered by United Way focused on ending homelessness across Los Angeles County.

Everyone In builds community support to encourage our elected leaders to find solutions that are permanent, not band-aids or quick fixes. The goal is simple: deliver on the promise that was made when 1.5 million voters who passed Measure H and Proposition HHH in 2016 and 2017 and ensure that each dollar is spent wisely and goes to the goal of providing services and creating supportive housing throughout Los Angeles.

Join Abundant Housing LA as we host this Supportive Housing Advocacy Training presented by Everyone In. We'll learn effective messaging and find opportunities for advocacy in support of housing for the unhoused.... See MoreSee Less

62 interested · 10 going

SB 50 Debate - AHLA's December Panel Series

Dec 04 Wed 6:30 pm - Dec 04 Wed 8:30 pm

Santa Monica Place395 Santa Monica PlaceSanta Monica, CA90401 Map

Hear both sides on SB 50! Is it what California needs, or is it the wrong direction?

Join us for this dynamic debate on a housing bill which, if passed, will bring significant changes to zoning and housing development across California.

Featuring Charles Loveman (representing the opposition side), Executive Director of Heritage Housing Partners (HHP), a non-profit affordable housing developer based in Pasadena, CA. He is the former Board Chair of The Waverly School in Pasadena, CA, is the former President of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), is the former Board President of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, is a former member of the West Hollywood Planning Commission, is the former Chair of the West Hollywood Cultural Heritage Commission, and is a former Board Member of the California Preservation Foundation.

Randy Shaw, representing the supporting side for SB 50, is an attorney, author and activist who lives in Berkeley, California. He is the executive director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, a non-profit organization in San Francisco that he co-founded in 1980. Shaw also co-founded and is on the Board of Directors of Uptown Tenderloin, Inc., a nonprofit organization that spearheaded the creation of the national Uptown Tenderloin Historic District in 2009. Shaw is also the editor of Beyond Chron, and has written six books on activism, including "Generation Priced Out."

**The debate will take place in the 3rd Floor Community Room at Santa Monica Place. The Community Room is near the 3rd floor bathrooms**

Santa Monica Place is adjacent to the Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line stop.... See MoreSee Less

7 interested · 1 going

Buy Tickets·

Find more events >