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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 change comes after strict income eligibility rules prevented some disabled veterans experiencing homelessness from obtaining housing. -
People were served almost exclusively instant noodles, even though the providers are being paid to serve nutritious foods, according to officials. -
The vote by the city housing committee overrides language drafted by the city attorney’s office, which had stripped the word “right” from the city’s proposal for a “right to counsel.” -
A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk. -
Other cities give free eviction lawyers to tenants as a right. But the city of L.A. is weighing a proposal that explicitly says that won’t be guaranteed. -
California community land trusts, which buy land and sell or rent the buildings on it to low-income residents, have tripled.
