While LA has recently made great strides increasing its production of affordable homes, the gains to new housing are partially offset by the loss of older affordable units.
Local governments face new rules as they begin updating their local Housing Elements for the 2021-29/2022-30 planning period. This brief proposes a new way for cities to approach the sites inventory to meet their housing targets, moving beyond simply identifying vacant and underutilized parcels.
The San Francisco Bay Area's housing target fails to account for the fact that the region leads the nation in super-commuters, many of whom work in the Bay Area but have been driven to live outside of it.
An explanation of how city councils and planning departments can use the housing element law to increase housing supply, but find themselves constrained by neighborhood-level opposition to change.
This background paper is meant to help the California State Auditor and legislators better understand the limitations of the RHNA process and areas for improvement.
This review and cover letter was written to provide background and suggestions for Auditors Tilden and Lozano to consider in relation to the audit commissioned by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee at the request of Members Glazer, Newman, Bauer-Kahan, Portantino, Muratsuchi, Stern, and Bates.
In this report, we analyze local plans and housing development rates in nearly 100 cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. We assess production on sites presented by cities to the state government as apt for housing, as well as elsewhere in the city.
Discover the prevalence of vehicular homelessness in Los Angeles County and the impact of regulations on people living in their vehicles. Findings suggest cities should reduce harm and precariousness through reforming punitive regulations and implementing safe parking programs while pursuing permanent affordable housing solutions.
What are the unique characteristics of people living in vehicles in Los Angeles? These findings will help effectively target policies and services, such as safe parking programs that can offer temporary relief and interventions necessary to transition into permanent housing.
Almost half of Los Angeles's unsheltered population live in their vehicles. Over the years, local complaints have amplified the proliferation of vehicular-dwelling criminalization ordinances — making it difficult for people to locate safe places to park, elevating fears of being towed, ticketed, or interacting with the police.
