Housing in the News

Rolling Out: Addressing the affordable housing crisis for Black Americans

 “In a recent survey conducted by the Black Census Project, over 200,000 participants highlighted a significant issue that resonates deeply within the Black community: the lack of affordable housing.” Article provides a brief history of housing disparities and proposes solutions to the housing crisis.

NFILL / CONVERSION / REDEVELOPMENT / PRESERVATION

Urbanize L.A.: Affordable Housing Planned at 706 W. 85th Street in South L.A.

Sixty-two apartments will go up on church-owned land.

Urbanize L.A.: Century-old Building at 1899 Jefferson Blvd. Could Be Converted to Affordable Housing

The site had previously been slated for redevelopment with 79 apartments.

L.A. Times: How Redondo Beach brought its homeless numbers to ‘functionally zero’

In the morning, Lila Omura checked in on a woman on the beach who was kicked out of her shelter, again, because she wouldn’t shower.

CalMatters: LA has a different solution to homeless camps. But it’s not working for everyone

Nearly two years in, the [Inside Safe] program is successful enough that it spawned a copycat county-wide effort. Yet it has not affected the vast majority of the nearly 30,000 Angelenos who sleep outside.

L.A. Times Daily Pilot: Irvine approves zoning for more housing over airport commission's objections

Prompted by state housing mandates, the Irvine City Council voted to override the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s concerns over plans to add 15,000 homes near John Wayne Airport.