South Pasadena Is Still Flouting State Housing Law

by | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog

We just finished up our review of South Pasadena’s latest housing element draft and sent our feedback to HCD and local policymakers. Unfortunately, the city continues to ignore the spirit and letter of state law; so we are encouraging HCD to refuse certification. You...

Grappling with Article 34 of the California Constitution

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Blog

Article 34 of the California state constitution is a provision that requires new “low-rent housing projects” that are “developed, constructed, or acquired” by public bodies be authorized by a public vote. Originally passed in the 1950s, Article 34 continues to...

New Terner Center Report Details SB 9 Progress

by | Jan 27, 2023 | Blog

The good folks at the Terner Center just came out with some new research on SB 9, the 2021 state duplex and lot split bill, finding that it has led to almost no new housing being built. This post is about how SB 9 could be tweaked to be more effective. The most...

Abundant Housing LA 2022 Annual Report Released

by | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog

Abundant Housing LA’s 2022 annual report, which details our policy wins, our growth as an organization, and the new strategic plan we wrote over the past year, is out now! The report begins with a letter from AHLA Executive Director Leonora Camner, reprinted here:...

AHLA Endorsed Candidates Update

by | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog

Now that the votes are finally in, here’s an update on Abundant Housing’s endorsed candidates and ballot measures in the 2022 general election. We endorsed 30 candidates and 2 ballot measures. Both of our endorsed ballot measures—Los Angeles Measure ULA, which created...