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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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Problems highlighted in audit of Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority may be ‘tip of the iceberg,’ judge says. -
The proposal, which follows an audit that found major accounting issues at LAHSA, would radically shift how homeless services are delivered in the region. -
Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights and allow them to reclaim their possessions. But they rarely accomplish either objective. -
The audit's findings highlight long-standing issues at LAHSA and raise new questions about how large pools of public money are being spent. -
The tax, which at last count had more than 57% of L.A. voters' support, is projected to raise about $1.1 billion dollars per year. -
The office attributed its findings of unspent funds to “a sluggish, inefficient [city] approach that is incompatible with timely spending.”
