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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 CDC has said if individual housing options are not available, people should be allowed to remain in encampments and that clearing them "increases the potential for infectious disease spread." -
What happens when a chronically homeless veteran gets a chance at permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles. -
According to preliminary data reported by the L.A. County Coroner, 1,612 unhoused people died in 2021. -
Experts are concerned over wages that make it next to impossible for people to qualify for a place to live, exacerbating the region's homelessness crisis. -
Many shelters are in quarantine, leaving no place for people experiencing homelessness to go. -
A legal settlement last month seemed to signal the end of the decades-long fight over the Tejon Ranch Company’s Centennial Project. But the environmental challenges will continue.
