Recent Streetsblog LA posts about affordable housing

UCLA Green Building Symposium

By Damien Newton | | 1 Comment
Green Building Symposium Resiliency: Managing Energy, Water, and Seismic Risk, Implications for Property Owners WEDNESDAY,MARCH 11, 2015 Program – 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Reception – 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Korn Convocation Hall, Entrepreneurs Hall, 3rd Floor UCLA Anderson School of Management GENERAL ADMISSION: $25 (Includes UCLA Parking and Lunch) Southern California is coming to terms […]

CA Taking Applications for Cap-and-Trade Transit-Oriented Housing Funds

By Melanie Curry | | No Comments
[Update 2/11/15: the Oakland workshop is overbooked, but participants are invited to listen in via audiocast. At the time of the meeting (9:30 a.m. February 12), go to http://www.mtc.ca.gov/meetings/schedule/index.htm] [Update 2/4/15: the date of the workshop in Oakland was changed to Thursday, February 12; change is reflected below.] The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) […]

Finally Given a Platform, Boyle Heights Speaks Out on Metro’s Mariachi Plaza and Affordable Housing Plans

By Sahra Sulaiman | | 29 Comments
Accused of smirking her way through Metro’s heated community meeting on the fate of Metro-owned properties in Boyle Heights by an agitated attendee, a clearly flustered Jenna Hornstock (Metro’s Deputy Executive Officer of Countywide Planning) had had enough. “It’s hard to stand up and say, ‘We screwed up!'” she said of feeling like she had […]

CA Adopts Guidelines for Cap-and-Trade Affordable Housing Program

By Melanie Curry | | 5 Comments
Yesterday the Strategic Growth Council adopted guidelines for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program and scheduled workshops for early February to provide technical assistance to potential applicants. California’s Strategic Growth Council is a state committee that coordinates a variety of activities by multiple state agencies, including efforts to improve air and water quality, […]

Editorial: Four Ways To Encourage Transit-Friendly Affordable Housing

By Joe Linton | | 13 Comments
I’ve been thinking about Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s recent motion to help Metro partner on joint development of affordable housing near stations. Also, Garcetti-ally L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell expressed support for reducing parking requirements in new affordable housing developments along transit corridors, to “help lower construction costs and therefore rents.” A new report this […]
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