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Los Angeles may soon take one of its boldest steps yet in tackling both housing affordability and car dependency. This week, the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM)

Jon Lovett probably thought he was hosting a wonky panel on California housing when he sat down with Senator Scott Wiener and Councilmember Imelda Padilla. What he got instead was

When the Los Angeles City Council voted on August 20 to move forward with reforms allowing single-staircase apartment buildings up to six stories, the measure passed overwhelmingly. Thirteen members supported

In Los Angeles, public schools are supposed to be the great equalizer. Yet within a few square miles of Mar Vista, the disparities among elementary schools tell a very different

In a contentious move this week, the Los Angeles City Council voted 8-5 to oppose SB 79, the “Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act,” siding with Councilmember Traci Park’s

A new campaign circulating across LA calls on residents to support a so-called “Vacation Rental Revenue Plan,” claiming the move would fund essential city services in the wake of budget

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