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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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Everyone At Echo Park Lake Has Been Offered Shelter, Says LA Homeless Services. But It's ComplicatedHeidi Marston, Executive Director of LAHSA, said at least 180 people from the park have been placed in temporary housing. But some unhoused people told us they made the personal choice to decline. -
In the day-to-day of L.A.'s homelessness crisis, police take on a disproportionate role. -
Home is where your rights are. -
A study found that for every dollar L.A. County invested in Housing for Health, it saved $1.20 in reduced health care and social service costs in other county departments. -
The biggest obstacle to solving homelessness just might be us. -
For thousands of homeless people living in their cars across California, impoundment can be the tipping point into joblessness and a life on the streets.
