affordable housing
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Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mixed-Use Affordable Housing at Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station
Little Tokyo Service Center's new Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments provide 185 affordable units, half permanent supportive housing and half low-income
April 30, 2026
New UCLA Report Looks into the High Cost to Build Parking
For new apartments, the research found that building required parking adds roughly $50,000 to $100,000 per unit, and disproportionately increases the cost to build smaller apartments
March 2, 2026
Pomona Approves Rent Control
Three years in the making, Pomona's pared-back Rent Stabilization Ordinance passed in a 4-2-1 split vote
November 7, 2025
L.A. Council Committee Approves Step toward Eliminating Parking Requirements
Off-street parking at new developments is not going away. If the city doesn't require parking, developers will still build parking.
August 27, 2025
Streetsblog L.A. Endorsement: Yes on Measure A
Help address L.A.'s homelessness crisis by voting yes on Measure A - the half-cent sales tax that will fund affordable housing, services for mental health, addiction and domestic violence, and homelessness prevention
October 29, 2024
Duarte Station Area is Adding Transit-Oriented Multi-Generational Housing, plus Walk Improvements
Just north of Duarte's light rail station, 600+ luxury apartments are under construction - some completed - and 100+ affordable units are on the horizon
September 13, 2024
California Sustainable Affordable Housing Grants Awarded to Five Local Projects
Five southern California AHSC grants - four L.A. City and one L.A. County - will bring more than 500 transit-oriented affordable housing units, plus bus, bike, and walk improvements
September 1, 2023
County Supervisors Toss Out Activist Appeal Against Hacienda Heights Condos, Solis Abstains
A coalition of concerned residents had a dozen arguments up their sleeves to stave off development in their neighborhood, but it wasn’t enough to get their way
July 27, 2022
As Baldwin Park Tiny Homes Expand, A Resident Tells Her Success Story
SBLA sat down with a recent resident of the Esperanza Villa to get a sense of what services and opportunities unhoused people in need in the San Gabriel Valley can find there.
July 12, 2022
L.A. City’s Transit-Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives Are Working
In 2019 the Transit-Oriented Communities program accounted for 42% of all proposed housing in L.A. City - more than 14,500 permitted units
February 28, 2020
