Housing
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Caltrans Tenants Left Out as “710 Home” Sales Move Forward
"I have been living here my whole life," says Elizabeth Ortega, a Caltrans tenant for 22 years. "I think it would be just to allow us and other tenants to purchase our homes."
April 5, 2022
L.A. Ballot Measure to Take on Housing and Homelessness Crises
"It's time for the millionaires and billionaires in Los Angeles to pay their fair share and help us address the housing and homelessness crisis in Los Angeles."
March 7, 2022
Piloting a Gentler, Helpful Response to Non-Emergency 911 Calls Involving Unhoused Angelenos
In pilot areas - Venice and Hollywood - CIRCLE response teams are responding to 911 calls regarding unhoused individuals - including wellbeing checks, loitering, indecent exposure, noise disturbances, and needle disposal
January 20, 2022
L.A. City Wins Fix the City Lawsuit Against E Line Development Plan
“We urgently need more housing and we should put it close to public transit to reduce traffic congestion. This victory is an essential step in dramatically reimagining how Angelenos live, work, shop and play.”
December 29, 2021
Southern California Doesn’t Have to Choose Between Housing and the Environment
SCAG's SoCal Greenprint mapping tool is a free, optional-to-use tool compiling data on natural resources. SoCal Greenprint was to launch this fall, before it received criticism.
October 7, 2021
Pacific Sunset Bridge Housing Serves Those Who Need It Most
Venice's Pacific Sunset has become a focal point in the regional debate over homelessness.
October 1, 2021
CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena
Tenants, City say they had first right of refusal; Caltrans claimed a strict "decision waterfall" was preventing them from doing the right thing
June 28, 2021
Report: How to Prioritize Housing and Right-Size Parking at Transit Stations
TransForm analyzed plans for housing at several urban rail stations, offering ideas about how to best achieve goals on reducing single occupant vehicle trips to transit stations.
June 17, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing
Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.
May 19, 2021
United Caltrans Tenants Oppose State Legislation on Home Sales
"Unlike Caltrans, local governments have an interest in preventing evictions and making successful sales to tenants because these are their constituents," explains Timothy Ivison with UCT.
May 14, 2021
