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  • LA’s Reform Test: Faster Permits, Rent Aid, More Homes — June 19, 2026

    Los Angeles County’s SmallBiz Permit Express, Measure ULA tenant-aid delays, and Abundant Housing LA’s agenda all point at one reform test: whether L.A. can turn promises into faster permits, real checks, and enough homes.

    In this episode
    1. [PDF] SmallBiz FAQ_Final - Department of Economic Opportunity

      Frequently Asked Questions PERMIT EXPRESS LA County SmallBiz LA County SmallBiz Permit Express is designed to support qualifying small businesses by providing expedited services for permits, entitlements, licenses, and inspections in Unincorporated LA County.

    This program aims to simplify and streamline the application process, making it easier and faster to obtain the necessary approvals needed…

  • Step Back — If L.A. has already set aside huge money for tenant aid, what actually has to happen before that money reaches renters or landlords — and who, specifically, is on the hook when the pipeline jams?Background sources
    • City attorney has left $177M tenant aid contract unsigned for months. LA leaders want to know why | LAist — LAist
    • Why is $177M in LA tenant aid being held up? City officials disagree on the reason | LAist — LAist
    • LA Council to Review Delayed Contracts for Tenant Aid Services - MyNewsLA.com — Contributing Editor
    • LACAHSA Board Approves $11.4M for Emergency Rental — Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency
    • LA County launches $2.1-million eviction diversion pilot program - ABC7 Los Angeles — Abc7
    • Statement on City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto's Delays in Finalizing Stay Housed LA Contracts - LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles — laflacom
  • Policy Agenda - Abundant Housing LA — Abundant Housing LA

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    # A PRO-HOUSING POLICY AGENDA FOR LA
    # The Time to Fix Housing is Now
    **For decades, we haven’t built enough homes to meet our needs. This has caused home prices and rents to skyrocket, creating financial pressure on households and putting homeownership…

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    8 min
  • City Hall Puts Measure ULA Back on the Reform Track — June 18, 2026

    Los Angeles City Council voted 9-5 to pursue a Measure ULA ballot change exempting new multifamily and mixed-use projects for 10 years, escalating the fight over whether the mansion tax is slowing housing production.

    In this episode
    1. Council to Loosen Measure ULA as Housing Debate Intensify | La City Council | westsidecurrent.com — Westside Current

      # Council to Loosen Measure ULA as Housing Debate Intensify | La City Council | westsidecurrent.com

    Author: Current Staff
    Published: 2026-06-18T02:23:00+00:00
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    Council to Loosen Measure ULA as Housing Debate Intensify | La City Council | westsidecurrent.com
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  • Step Back — If City Hall now wants to loosen Measure ULA to stop scaring off housing deals, how much can the Council actually change on its own — and when does a voter-approved tax have to go back to voters?Background sources
    • Why LA might tweak its “mansion tax” - CalMatters — Ben Christopher
    • Council Report re ULA Exemptions - Final — Athena Chenoweth
    • In about-face, LA council votes to pursue a ballot measure for ‘mansion tax’ reforms | LAist — LAist
    • Ballot measure puts LA's mansion tax on the chopping block — Ben Christopher
    • With Ballot Threat Looming, “Mend It, Don’t End It” Coalition Urges Reforms for Measure ULA - California Community Foundation — Calfund
  • [PDF] ordinance no. - City Clerk - City of Los Angeles

    ORDINANCE NO.

  • An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.22 and 12.33, and repealing portions of Section 12.24, of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with State law.
    THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section. 1. The following definitions are added to Section…

  • DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024 - Mayor Karen Bass — Los Angeles Mayor's Office

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  • # DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022
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  • [PDF] Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department — RAND Corporation

    Research Report Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department Richard H. Donohue, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Shawn L. Hill, Danielle Sobol, Alejandro Roa Contreras RAND Justice Policy Program PR-A3827-1 June 2025 Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research…

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    15 min
  • ULA’s Next Thresholds, and a Small-Biz Credit Workaround — June 17, 2026

    Los Angeles Measure ULA thresholds are set to rise after June 30, as the city’s billion-dollar housing tax remains under scrutiny for tradeoffs; meanwhile, KAFLA and Jewish Free Loan Association offer immigrant-owned small businesses an SBA workaround.

    In this episode
    1. A loan program seeks to help immigrant businesses shut out by the Trump administration| LA Local — LA Local

      A loan program seeks to help immigrant businesses shut out by the Trump administration| LA Local

    The federal government under the Trump administration restricts SBA loans to immigrant business owners, shutting off an important resource to neighborhoods like Koreatown. (Brian Feinzimer/ For The LA Local) Credit: Brian Feinzimer | Jan 12th, 2026
    The Trump administration’s decision to restrict a…

  • Step Back — Once Measure ULA money hits the city’s bank account, who actually decides where it goes — City Hall, housing departments, or the ULA oversight structure — and what safeguards keep it from turning into another slow, politically steered pot of money?Background sources
    • L.A.’s ‘Mansion Tax’ Reaches $1B in Revenue in Under Three Years – Commercial Observer — Nick Trombola January 12, 2026 3:25 pm
    • L.A. Approves $425M Measure ULA Expenditure Plan – Commercial Observer — Nick Trombola July 3, 2025 12:52 pm
    • Funding Programs – LAHD — Lacity
    • Measure ULA supporters point to progress amid review of tax — Spectrumlocalnews
    • Measure to overturn LA’s ‘mansion tax’ heads to ballot. Here’s what voters should know for November | LAist — LAist
  • Real Property Transfer Tax and Measure ULA FAQ | Los Angeles Office of Finance — Los Angeles Office of Finance

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    # Real Property Transfer Tax and Measure ULA FAQ
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  • The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA

    # The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA

  • ## UCLA Lewis Center
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    Professor Michael Manville shares his recent research on whether Measure ULA has reduced higher-end real estate transactions in Los Angeles. Since Measure ULA was enacted, the odds of a Los Angeles property selling at a price above its tax threshold have fallen…

  • [PDF] Program Guidelines from ULA Coalition - United to House LA — United to House LA

    Abridged Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs Drafted by Area Experts Throughout ULA Coalition June 2023 Full copies of guidelines available in appendix For general inquiries please contact: ●Joe Donlin, ([email protected]); or ●Jackson Loop ([email protected]) INTRODUCTION Drafted by homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits, labor unions, and renters’ rights groups,…

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    16 min
  • RAND puts Measure ULA’s tradeoffs in hard numbers — June 16, 2026

    Measure ULA faces a RAND stress test: the tax has raised $1.2 billion, but researchers estimate it cut high-value sales 31%, reduced housing production by over 9,000 units, and cost local agencies $452 million.

    In this episode
    1. The Effects of the Measure ULA (United to House LA) Transfer Tax on Economic Development and Municipal Finances in Los Angeles | RAND — RAND Corporation

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  • Step Back — Measure ULA was sold as a “mansion tax” to fund housing and homelessness work, but if big property sales are being delayed, avoided, or pushed outside L.A., how do we tell whether the tax is actually a net win for the city?Background sources
    • The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA — superadmin
    • Taxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA's Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential Reforms — superadmin
    • The Effect of the Los Angeles Mansion Tax on Property Tax Revenue | Cato Institute — Cato Institute
    • L.A.’s ULA Transfer Tax Further Hamstrings Investment: Report – Commercial Observer — Greg Cornfield June 2, 2026 7:50 pm
    • Affordable housing — Laist
    • Study Estimates $177 Million Hit to Mansion Tax — Kari Hamanaka
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    9 min
  • LA’s Reform Ledger: Homelessness, Schools, ADU Red Tape — June 15, 2026

    Los Angeles homelessness policy gets a data check as Inside Safe outcomes, City Attorney authority, LAUSD board choices, and ADU permitting delays show how reform promises collide with implementation, accountability, and timelines.

    In this episode
    1. Inside Safe | Homelessness Dashboard — City of Los Angeles Controller

      Inside Safe is a Citywide housing-led strategy to move people experiencing homelessness into interim and permanent supportive housing.

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    # Inside Safe - Overview
    Inside Safe data in this section is from the[LAHSA data dashboard (opens in new tab)](https://www.lahsa.org/data-refresh/home/datadashboard?id=59).
    ## Current Status of Clients Served
    ## Inside Safe…

  • Step Back — When Mayor Bass says L.A.’s homelessness strategy has “nearly doubled” permanent housing move-ins and moved thousands more people inside, what actually counts as success in the data — a motel room, a signed lease, staying housed — and who verifies that people aren’t just cycling back to the street?Background sources
    • L.A.’s $300 Million Homeless Program Sees Many Return to the Streets — Governing
    • Homelessness Data & Accountability | Nithya Raman | Los Angeles City Councilmember 4th District — Los Angeles City Councilmember 4th District
    • More than 250 tax-funded LA apartments sit empty under key Mayor Bass homelessness strategy | LAist — LAist
  • LAUSD Voter Guide — CCSA

    [![ccsa](https://info.ccsa.org/hubfs/CCSA_March2026/images/ccsa.svg "ccsa")](https://www.ccsa.org)

  • # LAUSD Voter Guide 2026
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    * District 2 ([map](https://4.files.edl.io/bf30/05/28/25/180111-f722d947-c06d-4928-85f7-5f1047b84b68.pdf)): [Rocío Rivas](#rocio-rivas) | [Raquel Zamora](#raquel-zamora)
    * District 4…

  • Homelessness | City Attorney — Los Angeles City Attorney

    On her first day in office, Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto joined Mayor Karen Bass as she declared a local **emergency on homelessness**. The City Attorney’s Office provided the legal framework for this declaration, which cuts red tape, facilitates additional resources, and streamlines efforts to bring people inside. The following week, Mayor Bass signed an executive directive…

  • Los Angeles ADU Permits: Requirements, Costs & Timeline - ADU West Coast — ADU West Coast

    [![ADU West Coast](https://aduwestcoast.com/wp-content/uploads/ADU-Logo-2.jpg)](https://aduwestcoast.com/)

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    # Los Angeles ADU Permits: Requirements, Costs & Timeline
    by [Cameron Meredith](https://aduwestcoast.com/author/cmeredith/ "Posts by Cameron Meredith") | Aug 22, 2025 | [Blog](https://aduwestcoast.com/category/blog/) | [0…

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    15 min
  • LA’s Reform Agenda Meets the Implementation Test — June 13, 2026

    Los Angeles reform documents put LAPD structure, ADU rules, homelessness move-ins and small-business permitting in one frame: the city’s biggest promises now hinge on measurable outcomes, faster approvals, and whether oversight systems actually change day-to-day performance.

    In this episode
    1. [PDF] Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department — RAND Corporation

      Research Report Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department Richard H. Donohue, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Shawn L. Hill, Danielle Sobol, Alejandro Roa Contreras RAND Justice Policy Program PR-A3827-1 June 2025 Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research…

    2. [PDF] ordinance no. - City Clerk - City of Los Angeles

      ORDINANCE NO.

    An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.22 and 12.33, and repealing portions of Section 12.24, of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with State law.
    THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section. 1. The following definitions are added to Section…

  • DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 | Mayor Karen Bass — Los Angeles Mayor's Office

    ![INSIDE SAFE](/sites/g/files/wph2066/files/styles/xlarge_hero_image_1920x665_384_133_/public/2024-12/IMG_1967web.jpg.webp?itok=3C5CXYKe)

  • # DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022
    [***En…

  • Step Back — Every few years, L.A. seems to get another big LAPD reform report — so what actually changes a police department’s day-to-day performance, like response times and case clearance, versus just rearranging boxes on an org chart?Background sources
    • Effectiveness of Reform Efforts Focused on Police Use of Force and Complaints: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | American Institutes for Research — American Institutes for Research
    • Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of Statewide Use of Force Reform - National Policing Institute — Ashley Sandburg
    • State Level Analysis on U.S. Police Accountability | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health — Bloomberg School of Public Health
    • DIGITAL_2025 LAPD ANNUAL Review_Crime and Initiatives — Usgovcloudapi
    • Council, panel vie to oversee LAPD | Los Angeles Times - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com — - LIBOR JANY
    • LA commission recommends expanding City Council power over LAPD | LAist — LAist
    • LAPD is finally getting taken up by the LA Charter Reform panel. What took so long? — Elizabeth Chou
    • LA’s program that diverts mental health crisis calls away from police to expand | LAist — LAist
  • [PDF] SmallBiz FAQ_Final - Department of Economic Opportunity

    Frequently Asked Questions PERMIT EXPRESS LA County SmallBiz LA County SmallBiz Permit Express is designed to support qualifying small businesses by providing expedited services for permits, entitlements, licenses, and inspections in Unincorporated LA County.

  • This program aims to simplify and streamline the application process, making it easier and faster to obtain the necessary approvals needed…

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    13 min
  • HUD Freezes LAHSA Funds as ULA Scrutiny Reopens — June 12, 2026

    LAHSA faces a HUD funding freeze over alleged grant mismanagement, putting tens of millions for Los Angeles homelessness services at risk. Measure ULA’s thresholds and transaction effects add another accountability test for City Hall’s housing finance strategy.

    In this episode
    1. HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist — LAist

      # HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist

    Published: 2026-06-11T21:01:52.239000+00:00
    Source: laist.com (laist.com)
    Language: en
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    HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist
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  • Step Back — If HUD can freeze homelessness dollars over LAHSA mismanagement, who was supposed to be watching the money before it got that bad — LAHSA, the city, the county, or the mayor — and what power does anyone actually have to fix it?Background sources
    • Federal funding for LAHSA suspended over ‘failures’ – NBC Los Angeles — Nbclosangeles
    • HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist — LAist
    • LAHSA's federal funding at risk after homelessness agency blows audit deadline | LAist — LAist
    • Top LA officials spar over who should oversee city’s homelessness spending: ‘LAHSA twilight zone’ | LAist — LAist
    • LA homeless agency has ‘significant’ problem with inaccurate financial statements, auditors find | LAist — LAist
    • LA’s main homelessness agency is at risk of blowing federal audit deadline, auditor warns | LAist — LAist
    • Board Advances Motion to Address LAHSA's Failure to Pay Service Providers - Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath — Will Canavan
    • Key LA city leaders call for shifting homelessness spending away from LAHSA | LAist — LAist
  • Real Property Transfer Tax and Measure ULA FAQ | Los Angeles Office of Finance — Los Angeles Office of Finance

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  • ![City of Los Angeles Downtown Skyline with a color gradient overlay.](/sites/g/files/wph1721/files/styles/medium_hero_image_40_9_320x72_/public/2025-10/City%20of%20Los%20Angeles%20Downtown%20Skyline.png.webp?itok=Qg3VkWCo)
    # Real Property Transfer Tax and Measure ULA FAQ
    Sales Price
    Calculate
    tax
    Tax Due
    **Note**:…

  • The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA

    # The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA

  • ## UCLA Lewis Center
    403 subscribers
    4 likes
    ### Description
    324 views
    Posted: 29 Apr 2025
    Professor Michael Manville shares his recent research on whether Measure ULA has reduced higher-end real estate transactions in Los Angeles. Since Measure ULA was enacted, the odds of a Los Angeles property selling at a price above its tax threshold have fallen…

  • [PDF] Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs — United to House LA

    Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs Drafted by Area Experts Throughout ULA Coalition January 2024 For general inquiries please contact: ●Joe Donlin, ([email protected]); or ●Jackson Loop ([email protected]) INTRODUCTION Drafted by homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits, labor unions, and renters’ rights groups, Measure ULA will create an…

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    13 min
  • Housing Reform Meets Inside Safe Accountability — June 11, 2026

    Los Angeles homelessness policy and California housing reform are back in focus: Mayor Bass is pitching Inside Safe’s encampment-to-housing model, while Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 79 and related bills to speed homes near transit.

    In this episode
    1. Inside Safe | Mayor Karen Bass

      # Inside Safe

    Mayor Bass is moving Los Angeles forward with an urgent and strategic approach to confronting the homelessness crisis, which includes declaring a state of emergency, taking action to dramatically accelerate and lower the cost of building affordable and temporary housing, and moving to maximize the use of City-owned property for temporary and permanent housing.
    In order to…

  • Governor Newsom builds on this year's historic housing reforms ... — California Governor

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    [CA.gov](https://www.ca.gov/)
    Resources for California
    [News](/newsroom/)
    Oct 10, 2025
    # Governor Newsom builds on this year’s historic housing reforms, signs legislation to accelerate housing and affordability
    **What you need to know:** …

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    7 min
  • Inside Safe Falls Back, and ULA’s Tax Math Gets Harder — June 10, 2026

    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s Inside Safe faces a hard outcome check, with the L.A. Times reporting 40% of participants returned to the street, while new Measure ULA research argues the mansion tax may be eroding the property-tax base it needs.

    In this episode
    1. Under L.A. mayor's $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street - Los Angeles Times — Los Angeles Times

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  • L.A.'s Mansion Tax Was Meant to Fund Housing. Research Says It May Be Backfiring. - California YIMBY — California YIMBY

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    # L.A.’s Mansion Tax Was Meant to Fund Housing. Research Says It May Be Backfiring.
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    New research suggests Los Angeles’s “Mansion Tax” cancels out a…

  • Housing for All: Measure ULA funds in Action! - LA2050 — LA2050

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    # Housing for All: Measure ULA funds in Action!
    Idea by [United to House LA coalition](/organizations/united-to-house-la-coalition)
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  • LA Reform Push: Homes, Homelessness, Permits, and Police — June 09, 2026

    Los Angeles housing reform takes the spotlight as ADU rules, Mayor Bass homelessness results, and a Streets For All SB 79 report point toward faster building, while county permit streamlining and LAPD reform show the same pressure for measurable government performance.

    In this episode
    1. [PDF] ordinance no. - City Clerk - City of Los Angeles

      ORDINANCE NO.

    An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.22 and 12.33, and repealing portions of Section 12.24, of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with State law.
    THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section. 1. The following definitions are added to Section…

  • [PDF] Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department — RAND Corporation

    Research Report Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department Richard H. Donohue, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Shawn L. Hill, Danielle Sobol, Alejandro Roa Contreras RAND Justice Policy Program PR-A3827-1 June 2025 Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research…

  • DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 | Mayor Karen Bass — Los Angeles Mayor's Office

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  • # DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022
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  • NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis  - California YIMBY — California YIMBY

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    # NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis
    ## SB 79 Could Bring Up to $1 Billion to City Coffers; Help Solve Housing Shortage
    [Read the Report](https://data.streetsforall.org/blog/sb79_zoning_budget)
    **Los Angeles –** The City of Los…

  • [PDF] SmallBiz FAQ_Final - Department of Economic Opportunity

    Frequently Asked Questions PERMIT EXPRESS LA County SmallBiz LA County SmallBiz Permit Express is designed to support qualifying small businesses by providing expedited services for permits, entitlements, licenses, and inspections in Unincorporated LA County.

  • This program aims to simplify and streamline the application process, making it easier and faster to obtain the necessary approvals needed…

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    13 min

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