Totem’s Mixed-Use Plan for East New York Receives City Council Approval

Totem’s Mixed-Use Plan for East New York Receives City Council Approval

The New York City Council has approved the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure for Totem’s Herkimer-Williams proposal. The mixed-use hub in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood will add up to 1,000 rental units, along... Read more »
Los Angeles City Council Moves to Clear Last Palisades Lots

Los Angeles City Council Moves to Clear Last Palisades Lots

With less than a month until the one-year anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton fires, nearly a dozen properties in the Pacific Palisades have yet to be cleared by their owners. Now,... Read more »
LA City Council Makes Mayor Bass’ ED1 Initiative Permanent

LA City Council Makes Mayor Bass’ ED1 Initiative Permanent

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to make Mayor Karen Bass’ affordable housing initiative, known as Executive Directive 1 (ED1), a permanent part of the L.A. Municipal Code. Issued three years... Read more »
L.A. City Council passes ordinance to streamline affordable housing

L.A. City Council passes ordinance to streamline affordable housing

During her first week in office three years ago, Mayor Karen Bass issued a sweeping directive to speed up affordable housing applications. Now, that plan is permanent. The L.A. City Council unanimously... Read more »
L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones

L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to boost housing development in existing high-density residential neighborhoods and along commercial corridors, while leaving single-family zones largely untouched. In a 15-0 vote, the... Read more »
NYC council approves sweeping plan that includes 82,000 homes

NYC council approves sweeping plan that includes 82,000 homes

The New York City Council this week narrowly passed a housing plan backed by Mayor Eric Adams (D) known as “City of Yes,” which calls for the construction of 82,000 new homes... Read more »
Concord Apartments, Retail Okayed by Town Council

Concord Apartments, Retail Okayed by Town Council

Besides approving the project which will permit Hood Ventures to build a 210-unit multifamily community, the Concord City Council approved just over $170,000 in grants from the towns economic development office. The... Read more »
LA City Council Puts Teeth in Law Against Tenant Harassment

LA City Council Puts Teeth in Law Against Tenant Harassment

Los Angeles will buttress its law protecting tenants from landlord harassment. The City Council voted 12-0 to beef up the city’s anti-harassment ordinance after 13,000 complaints poured in the three years since... Read more »
LA City Council to Vote on Sportsmen’s Lodge Redevelopment

LA City Council to Vote on Sportsmen’s Lodge Redevelopment

UDPATED APRIL 4 at 9:30 a.m.: Midwood Investment & Development is ready to bulldoze the historic Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City and replace it with 520 apartments. The Los Angeles City Council... Read more »
Meet LA City Council Candidate Ysabel Jurado

Meet LA City Council Candidate Ysabel Jurado

Primary vote puts her in November runoff against incumbent Kevin de León Ysabel Jurado (Getty) On a November afternoon last year, people filled a Los Angeles City Council chamber to capacity. Most... Read more »