Council File 09-0969-S3 City Attorney report R21-0310, dated October 13, 2021, relative to a revised draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to update fees for applications and appeals for planning approvals.
PlanCheckNC Zoom links + more info from 10-9-21 meeting
Thank you to all who joined us at PlanCheckNC ! Thank you to Ariel Jones, City Planning & Jose Galdamez, DONE for their updates, Q&A and their time at our meeting. PlanCheckNC would not be possible without your participation. Thank you all for your great questions and conversation. Below is a link to the Google Drive with the Zoom link in video and audio. Also included is the meeting chat. Regarding Redistricting — Joanne DAntonio’ letter is in the Google…
SB 9 and 10 – PPCC EC Statement
PPCC’s Executive Committee has issued a statement regarding SB 9 and 10 — click on the red button below to read the statement. We remind the community: The legislature has passed and the Governor has signed the bills. They will effectively eliminate single-family zoning in California, while not requiring any affordable housing. They do NOT contain an unconditional exemption fire zone areas, creating a significant public safety risk for the Palisades. See the EC statement for more details about what the bills will do and what might…
PlanCheckNC Zoom Links for 9-11-21 Meeting
Thank you to all who joined us at PlanCheckNC ! Thank you to Matt Glesne for his presentation and time at our meeting. Thank you to Fipe Leilua for her updates from City Planning. Here is a link to the Housing Element information on the City Planning website: https://planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/housing-element-update Sign up here for updates directly from City Planning: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/lpsk33n SPECIAL Thanks to Joanne D’Antonio for her Trees presentation. Zoom Links & Chat are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N_8g9v4Q37uDlcYiUQBKEua4U9kFdLTa?usp=sharing Written reports: September 2021 Report…
Rolling out the Red Carpet for Real Estate Investors:
Q & A on CA State Senate Bills 9 & 10 By Dick Platkin, CityWatchLA, August 12, 2021 PLANNING WATCH – By August 16, 2021, the California State Legislature may have approved two pieces of contentious legislation, Senate Bills 9 and 10. Despite deceptive claims from their supporters and sponsors, State Senators Scott Wiener and Tony Atkins, the legislation would roll out the red carpet for real estate investors. Unless the State’s legislators are heavily lobbied during the next few…
PlanCheckNC Zoom links for 8-14-21
Thank you to all who joined us at PlanCheckNC ! This is the link to the items presented by Emily Gable (City Planning), Rubina Ghazarian (LADOT), Jonathan Ayon (City Planning) and Ariel Jones (City Planning) Use this link to access all of the links I mentioned today, including the chat: Ariel’s contact via email: ariel.jones@lacity.org Zoom Recording Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EOOHbixJfduG0ckSTKmeHsZAfqvXwdXm?usp=sharing September presentation will be the Housing Element — Save Sept. 11 @ 10 a.m. August 1, 2021 – Land Use Report…
REMINDER – PlanCheckNC meeting – Aug 14 @ 10 a.m.
Presentation on the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program with Emily Gable, L.A. City Planning. This presentation will be in addition to the general monthly updates from City Planning. Save the date for the September 11, 2021 PlanCheckNC meeting — Topic: Housing Element Update
The Latest False Claims to Sanitize Speculative Real Estate Investments
Dick Platkin, CityWatchLA, July 22, 2021 PLANNING WATCH-If you went to a doctor with a serious illness, and he or she recommended an unapproved miracle cure, you might be intrigued, but once out the door, would look for another physician. Yet, this is the approach of the Los Angeles Times and the Department of City Planning for the worsening housing crisis. They still trot out the same old evidence-free up-zoning “solutions.” This repetition of recycled proposals was on full display…
Next PlanCheckNC meeting – Aug 14 @ 10 a.m.
Saturday, August 14 – Presentation on the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program with presentation by Emily Gable. This presentation will be in addition to the general monthly updates by the Department of City Planning. Also Save the September 11 meeting for a presentation on the Housing Element Update.