Tag: City Planning Department
A City Planning Department ‘out of touch’ with neighbors
A big push from City Hall to build affordable housing fast has left many communities perplexed and angry. Including ours. Called ED 1, the mayor’s executive directive to speed construction of 100-percent affordable housing and address the city’s homelessness crisis has railroaded projects that have hurt some of the communities the program strives to help, […]
Projects fast-tracked at area expense?
507 N. Larchmont Blvd. and 800 Lorraine Blvd. Breaking news: At press time for this issue, our editors heard disturbing rumors that the allegedly “100 percent affordable” project proposed to replace a single-story bungalow on “Upper Larchmont” at 507 N. Larchmont Blvd. is not that at all. Not “100 percent affordable.” More information was due […]
Stromberg appointed to Central Area Planning Commission
Brookside resident Julie Stromberg had long been willing to fill a city post, and then the mayor called. “All of a sudden I got this call. They were looking for someone for the Central Area Planning Commission (CAPC) who had strong ties to the community, and they thought I was a good fit,” Stromberg told […]
Neighborhoods seek removal of another proposed upzoning
Score one for Hancock Park, Brookside, La Brea Hancock and single-family neighborhoods everywhere in Los Angeles. “We are taking a quick victory lap together, but we need to stay vigilant!” reads a November email from the Hancock Park Homeowners Association (HPHOA) to residents. The glee shared by local homeowner groups was the result of the […]
