A non-profit housing acquisition program could start small, focusing first on residents displaced by Ellis Act evictions, and grow from there after proving its efficacy.
Read MoreRenter Opposition to New Housing Isn't About Keeping LA Affordable, It's About Self-Preservation (And That's Okay)
Apartment tenants at risk of displacement have good reason to oppose new development. Instead of demonizing them, we should be helping them.
Read MoreWhat Will It Take to Get Pro-Housing and Anti-Displacement Advocates on the Same Side?
We share the same goals, but our focuses differ. Can we reconcile our differences and come together?
Read MoreFor the Future of Los Angeles—More Happy Hours, Please!
To all the bureaucrats, advocates, wonks, writers, and politicos working on urban planning issues in Los Angeles, I implore you: Drink more beers together. Wine or cocktails is also acceptable.
Read MoreLong-Term Planning For the "Great Parks" of the Future
By planning decades into the future, built-out cities can create Central Park-style open spaces at minimum cost and with limited displacement.
Read MoreNo, Developers Are Not Tearing Down Los Angeles to Build Half-Empty Luxury Apartment Buildings
Opposing new development because it requires demolition of some rent-controlled units is shortsighted, and overlooks the many real affordability solutions available to us.
Read MorePrivate Development, Public/Non-Profit Ownership: Recipe For Long-Term Housing Affordability
Using affordable housing funds to acquire existing buildings is less expensive and more sustainable than using them to subsidize new units, and would be accompanied by numerous other benefits to the housing market and low-income residents.
Read MoreMaybe We Should Re-Frame the California Density Bonus as a "Market-Rate Penalty"
A little bit of behavioral economics might help us get more affordable housing out of the state's density bonus law.
Read MoreWhat Does Governor Brown's Proposed Housing Bill Mean For Affordability in California?
Governor Jerry Brown has a new plan to streamline the approval process for multifamily developments that include affordable housing. Here's what the bill actually says.
Read MoreKeep Los Angeles Affordable by Repealing Proposition U
Proposition U froze our commercial corridors in time and contributed to our affordability crisis. Repealing it may be the best thing we can do to heal the wounds of the past.
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