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month ago the campaign has gained great momentum. We are looking forward
to an eventful spring and summer as we continue to fight for the preservation
and production of affordable homes in Los Angeles. Your
participation in the upcoming events and actions is key to the successful
implementation of our 3-Point Plan to solve the housing crisis in our City.
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Residential Hotel Ordinance
After two long years, the
draft of the Residential Hotel Ordinance has finally been released and the next hearing on
the ordinance will be held in the HCED next Wednesday, April 16th
at 8:30am, City Hall Room 1010.
The Residential Hotel Ordinance is an important piece of
legislation protecting residential hotels - the housing of last resort for many
people - from being demolished or converted to condominiums. Passing a
strong ordinance has been a main part of our platform around preserving the
affordable homes we already have. We are asking you to come in solidarity
and/or to give testimony in support of the ordinance with
recommendations.
Stay tuned for more updates and an
upcoming Residential Hotel Ordinance hearing in front of the full City Council, we need your support to get this passed.
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Housing Element Draft
The draft of the Housing Element
(a part of the city's General Plan) has been made public and will be presented
for citywide comment throughout the month of April.
The first of the hearings is focused on the Central City and will be held this Saturday, April 12th at 9:30am.
Download a copy of the workshop schedule to see when a hearing will be held in your area.
The Housing Element outlines how the City of LA
plans to meet its housing needs in the future. It is imperative that
community members give testimony on the need for affordable housing in their neighborhood
and the viability of the proposed plan for affordable housing development in
their specific area.
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Density Bonus Coverage
Recently
Beth Steckler
of Livable Places was featured on KCRW's Which
Way L.A.?
in support of the need for
affordable housing, in defense of the recently passed Density Bonus
Ordinance (SB 1818) as a tool for getting more affordable homes
built, and on the importance of using this moment of a real estate slowdown to
implement other policies that will ensure that more affordable homes are built
during the next real estate boom.
Click here to listen to the compelling
comments on the critical need for affordable housing
production.
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March to the Docks
As part of the 3 day LA County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Hollywood to the Docks March that will be taking place April 15th-17th, many of our community partners including ACORN and Coalition LA will be raising
the importance of affordable housing for the
workers of our city.
At 3:15pm on Tuesday, April 15th
, marchers will join with members of community
organizations for a rally and press event highlighting the increasing
difficulty of finding decent, affordable housing in LA - and the impact this
situation has on workers and average LA residents. The event will be held
at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 3651 S. Vermont Avenue.
For more information or to RSVP please email caacornlaro@acorn.org
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Best of Luck to Francesca de la Rosa
After a year and a half as lead organizer
and campaign coordinator, Francesca de la Rosa will be leaving Housing LA. She has accepted a position with the National Gay and Lesbian
Taskforce and we wish her great success. Francesca's last day with
Housing LA will be April 30th, at which time Eric Ares will be assuming her organizing responsibilities. Housing LA would like to extend our thanks to Francesca
on her amazing job leading the campaign!
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Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you at the events.
Sincerely,
Housing LA Staff
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