LOS ANGELES—In an effort to create more affordable housing in wealthier, so-called higher resource neighborhoods, the Los Angeles City Council has called for the preparation of an ordinance that would incentivize affordable housing projects in such areas.
Only 14 percent of the affordable housing units permitted in Los Angeles during the past decade were located within high-resource neighborhoods, while 86 percent were in neighborhoods deemed low-resource and high-poverty.
“I want to make sure that balance looks a little better for Los Angeles going forward,” said Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who introduced the initial motion in August 2021 along with Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson.
The council voted 12–0 Aug. 26 to direct the Department of City Planning to prepare an ordinance that would expand incentives for projects located on land already zoned for multi-family housing, with a focus on commercial zones, transit areas, and corridors….