SB 9 and SB 10 is now the law. What’s next?

by | Sep 16, 2021 | Blog

Housing advocates have reasons to celebrate today. Senate Bills 9 and 10, which empower property owners to build additional homes on their lots and speed up the rezoning process for mid-density housing, respectively, had become the law. After months of negotiation in...

What is YIMBYism? Disputing Misconceptions About YIMBYs

by | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog

What exactly is YIMBYism? During the week of September 8, the journal Environment and Planning C: Politics and Place published an article entitled “Introducing the YIMBYs: Renters, Housing and Supply-Side Politics in Los Angeles.” This article, by Renee Tapp, has...

Two Cheers for LA’s Housing Element

by | Sep 11, 2021 | Blog

It’s housing element season here at Abundant Housing LA, as cities across Southern California publish their “housing elements”, which are strategic plans for achieving a housing growth goal over the coming 8 years. By October 15, as part of the state’s Regional...

An Open Letter on Judge Carter’s Order

by | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog

Every Angeleno knows that homelessness in Los Angeles has been at a crisis point for years. The tragedy on our streets has become even more salient as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Judge David Carter’s recent order in the case of LA ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,...