LA Mayor Looks to Make Housing Streamlining Permanent

LA Mayor Looks to Make Housing Streamlining Permanent

In spite of developers’ concerns about the feasibility of Executive Directive 1, a program designed to speed up affordable housing construction, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is looking to make the order... Read more »
Former Santa Monica Mayor Campaigns to Amend Transfer Tax

Former Santa Monica Mayor Campaigns to Amend Transfer Tax

Pam O’Connor, the former mayor of Santa Monica, filed a proposal with the city on March 28 seeking to exclude multifamily properties from Measure GS, or the so-called mansion tax, according to... Read more »
Ex-LA Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan Found Guilty of Bribery

Ex-LA Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan Found Guilty of Bribery

Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan has been found guilty of arranging bribes from developers for him and convicted ex-Councilman José Huizar. The former public official who spent decades at Los... Read more »
Mayor Karen Bass Comes Out in Support of Studio Development

Mayor Karen Bass Comes Out in Support of Studio Development

Mayor Karen Bass has spent her first year in office advocating for the construction of affordable housing. But, the mayor has a new item on her agenda: studio development.  Last week, Mayor... Read more »