Hi all, If you know us at all, you know we come from a place of optimism. We know that waiting for the perfect outcome isn’t necessarily going to happen so we try to move toward as good an outcome as we can get. And your support means that we might have a chance at getting pretty close to perfect. That’s what we felt happened with Draft #2.It wasn’t perfect but managed to remove single family, historic districts, coastal zones, and sensitive multi-family…
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ACT NOW! WE CAN ADD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STILL PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT Dear Neighbor, A vitally IMPORTANT email-writing campaign is underway today. We ask everyone to join the campaign NOW by sending the email below to the Mayor and linked City Hall officials. Be sure to add your name and zip code to your email. We also encourage you to personalize your email with your own insights should you wish. BACKGROUND: The Mayor issued an emergency Executive Directive 1 (ED 1) to fast track…
Hi All,Here is the latest news on the draft Ordinance for ED 1. It will go before the City Council PLUM committee on March 19. Our guidelines have been vetted by the Mayor’s office and Planning but they must now be introduced as amendments to the draft ordinance at the upcoming PLUM meeting by a committee member. The mayor’s office is prepared to offer language for any or all the guidelines that are introduced. There are 5 councilmembers that sit…
We had some great discussion on ED1, CEQA. Link below for the Zoom meeting file, and chat. Other documents such as the items discussed and their Council File numbers will be up here in 2-3 days. Thank you all for your participation. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I3Ums_HOAPZUFGs19iCQJnABQ1tEuSwn?usp=sharing
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Last night, as I do each year, I delivered the State of the City address. I reflected on where we are — bruised, but strong — and talked about the work ahead to not just recover, but rebuild, reimagine, and roar back. Because through the pain and trauma of this past year, we showed who we are — and defined what we believe in. This is a city whose people never run from tough challenges — we rise together to…
Greetings All: This is to let you know that the Baseline Hillside Ordinance (CPC-2010-581-CA; Council File No. 10-1001) was heard by the City Council on Friday, March 4, 2010. The Ordinance received 10 Yes votes and 0 No votes, and will go back to the City Council one more time for a “Second Reading” next Friday, March 18, 2011. It will only need 8 votes to be officially adopted. For more details, please refer to the online Council File at…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2nd, 2010 CONTROLLER GREUEL RELEASES FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OF CITY’S PLANNINGDEPARTMENTMajority of Recommendations From 2005 Audit Found to be Unimplemented (Los Angeles) –City Controller Wendy Greuel released a follow-up audit today of how the City’s Planning Department handles case processing. The audit was a follow-up from a 2005 audit which looked at time and efficiency that the Planning Department handles land-use applications from Angelenos. “Out of all of the audits I have done so far, this is among the most disappointing,…