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Affordable Housing and Rental Assistance Resources for LA County
Affordable housing and rental assistance Public Housing Authorities administer the federal Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) rental assistance program for very low-income households and sometimes other affordable housing programs such as publicly owned or assisted...
Preventing Displacement During and After the Pandemic
The long-predicted second wave of COVID-19 is hitting Los Angeles very hard, with over 15,000 new cases daily and hospitals straining to provide care. It has disproportionately impacted lower-income neighborhoods and communities of color, where high rates of poverty...
Right to Counsel
Our region’s housing crisis and lack of affordable housing put lower-income tenant households at serious risk of eviction. It is common for unscrupulous landlords to illegally or unfairly evict tenants, and most tenants are unable to fight back. Advocates estimate...
Guide to Traffic Studies in Los Angeles
Introduction Why exactly do cities build new housing? The most probable answer to this question is that it is expected that more people are to move in as a result of new opportunities. And in the times before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was expected that...
Our Ballot Initiative Endorsements
This November, Angelenos will cast their votes for Congress, the California Legislature, city council, judges, county officials, and (of course) the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes. They will also have the opportunity to weigh in on...
Guide to Parking Rules in Los Angeles
Introduction In the media from print to poster to picture Los Angeles is depicted as a city filled with teeming masses of automobiles. And to a large extent, this holds up to be true. In Los Angeles County alone, there are 7.8 million vehicles registered, and 3.9...
A Guide to Sea Level Rise and Housing Adaptation in California
Introduction Southern California is famous worldwide for its varied terrain that ranges from sun-baked deserts to snow-capped mountains. But nothing is truly signature Southern California like its sweeping sandy beaches. Television shows such as Baywatch and The...
Glendale Housing Element Analysis: Looking Back to the 5th RHNA Cycle in Anticipation of the 6th
INTRODUCTION The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is a state-mandated process that estimates current and future housing needs in a city, and requires local governments to develop a “housing element” update plan to meet that need. Abundant Housing LA, a...
An Updated Guide to Zoning in Los Angeles
This article is an update to the previous A Short Introduction to Zoning in Los Angeles. It was written in a time before the rise of the YIMBY movement and its effects on California State Housing Policy. There’s a fierce debate about the nature of housing going on in...
Abundant Housing LA calls for $100 billion per year in State funding for affordable housing
In California, housing affordability and homelessness were already in crisis despite robust economic times. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic recession are primed to make these problems much worse. Homelessness has been increasing in Los Angeles at a...
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