Tag: Sam Uretsky
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, […]
Coffee brews with cops and captains
Concerns on tap A large contingent of officers from the Wilshire Community Police Station interacted with members of the community on March 5 at a Coffee with a Cop event at the Target on La Brea Avenue at Fourth Street. In attendance were both of the station’s new captains, Cliff Humphris and Julie Rodriguez, along […]
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 […]
