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Building Your Block
A newsletter course from LAist that explains the obstacles around housing development in L.A. and what you can do to make things better.
We know there’s a housing shortage in L.A., and it’s created major challenges for the region. But try to understand how to fix the problem and it gets murky, fast. We need more housing, but where can we actually build it? Why does it seem like all the new buildings going up are luxury apartments? Why isn’t there enough affordable housing? And most importantly: What can you actually do to support the housing you want to see in L.A.?
These are just some of the questions that Building Your Block will tackle in this seven-issue newsletter course.
Think of it as your starter guide to the conversations L.A. is having about housing development, plus we’ll bring you some real talk on what you can do to advocate for the housing future you want.
What can I expect?
Over seven issues, we’ll cover everything from how zoning rules determine what gets built and where, to why there’s so little affordable housing.
We’ll cap it all off with a long list of ideas you can put into action to influence housing decisions in your backyard, your city and beyond.
How often will you email me?
This newsletter has seven issues in total. Once you sign up, you’ll get one new issue a day until it’s done.
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The judge agreed with their argument that the changes likely would push many people back onto the streets in the middle of winter. -
From refrigerators to fire damage, development streamlining to rent control, some big changes are coming next year for L.A.’s housing landscape. -
High prices, high interest rates and cooling rents: These days tenancy (versus owning a home) in California has its perks. -
Officials announced the state funds will go toward the Altadena Vista Senior Apartments complex -
CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks. -
One man says he's been living in his car. Others say they need urgent cash to prevent homelessness.
