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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
January 2026 Metro Board Round-Up: Sepulveda Rail Approved, Torrance Rail Kneecapped
Valley-Westside subway plan approved. South Bay light rail delayed significantly, perhaps indefinitely.
January 22, 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
Rest in Power, Benito Flores
A memorial to a man who died fighting for what he believed in.
July 21, 2025
In LA, it’s one crisis after another — and she can’t catch a break.
From the pandemic to the housing crisis to the wildfires, Wendy Lopez is among those caught in a cycle making it impossible to recover
February 7, 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
SGV Connect 115: Connie Tamkin and the SGV Community Land Trust
This pod covers a lot of information about various land trust models and their place in advocating for and providing housing options in a supply-restricted market, so it's a great primer for someone not well-versed in this issue!
July 25, 2023
