THE AHLA BLOGS

A chart in a recent report from the LA Department of City Planning illustrated the almost five-year process to build 100% affordable housing developments, which includes more than two years just to get the permits and approvals they need from the bureaucracy: Rome was not built in a day, but 58 months to build a […]

Expert analysis of West Hollywood's housing plan finds that it will likely leave the city vulnerable to the so-called “Builder’s Remedy.”

A new Abundant Housing LA report summarizes the pro-housing policy changes we have secured through our Housing Element advocacy, which consisted of getting our members involved at the local level during public outreach and having our policy staff analyze draft housing elements and send detailed comment letters to cities and the Department of Housing and […]

This story about 12 proposed housing projects in Santa Monica is making news in housing circles because state law might compel the city to permit thousands of new homes in tall buildings that do not conform to local zoning. This post explains how the Housing Element process might strip Santa Monica of its “local control” […]

          Recently, a developer submitted a plan to turn the waterfront power plant in Redondo Beach into 2,300 new homes using what’s called the Builder’s Remedy. This post is about what a Builder’s Remedy is and why it’s a big deal that California might have one. Understanding the builder’s remedy requires […]