Revisiting Abundant Housing LA’s Policy Agenda in 2020
Los Angeles has failed to build enough housing to meet needs, and is falling further behind every year. Due to limitations on housing construction including a lack of zoned capacity, parking requirements, lengthy and complex approval processes, and neighborhood “Not...Video: Housing for whom? Housing where?
This virtual panel takes a look at what the changing landscape of our neighborhoods means for the most vulnerable, and how tenants’ rights protections can counteract displacement in the face of rapid urban development. Panelists: David Williams Director of...
Single-Family Zoning, Segregation, and Abolition
When the discussion of wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods is brought up, an image of wealthy white individuals commuting from their single-family homes in an expensive car is often conjured. And when terms like ‘the slums” or “inner-city neighborhoods” are discussed,...
Why LA Is So Overcrowded, Why It Is Hurting With COVID, and How Building More Housing in Wealthier Areas Can Help Relieve This
COVID-19 is talked about as if it’s the new black plague. Businesses have shut down, traffic lanes that once seemed perpetually clogged are silent, and people of all backgrounds are being forced to stay home. This is especially true in large urban centers such as New...
Let’s Not Limit Equity and Opportunity to L.A.’s Boulevards
This piece is a joint collaboration of Luis de la Rosa and Patrick Dexter at Pacific Urbanism and Anthony Dedousis at Abundant Housing LA. Abundant Housing LA and Pacific Urbanism are both committed to creating a more affordable, diverse, economically vibrant,...Videos
