👀Gavin Newsom issues executive order directing the CA Coastal Commission not to issue guidance or take any action that interferes or conflicts w/ his LA rebuilding executive orders; says the commission issued "legally errenous guidance" causing confusion. gov.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Red tape won’t get in the way of rebuilding or temporary housing for LA firestorm survivors. Our executive order today: - Makes it easier for those impacted to stay at hotels & other short-term rentals for 30+ days. - Reiterates Coastal Act permitting requirements remain

Property owners may have to wait up to 2 years before they can rebuild burned-out sites in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other areas impacted by recent fires. That’s the sobering timeline relayed by county, state and federal officials in recent days pccla.com/toxic-cleanup-…

The estimated timeline for cleanup of toxic waste caused by the #PalisadesWildfire and #EatonFire has improved thanks to an influx of state and federal aid, officials said this week pccla.com/cleanup-timeli…

There are three steps that need to be completed before property owners can #rebuild, and the cleanup is just the first step for residents of #PacificPalisades #Altadena and #Malibu to last month’s #wildfires pccla.com/when-can-we-re…

LA opened a Fire Rebuild Permit Center in WLA this week, promising a 1-stop location for permits to replace structures lost in the Palisades Fire. The center is still a work in progress, with most departments still working on their policies pccla.com/post-fire-rebu…

Homeowner managed to get ⁦Los Angeles City Planning⁩ approval for the zoning issues triggered by an unpermitted tree house, but ⁦#LADBS won’t issue the #permits for the decades-old structure #ShermanOaks latimes.com/california/sto…

A 🧵 on the frustration of dealing with the city of LA’s #permits and #entitlement process #FireRebuild #PalisadesFire

Me, Shane Phillips and Jason Ward are in the LAT arguing for some reform to Measure ULA. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Four key #LA development services departments released written guidelines on how they will identify and process eligible fire rebuild projects, 101 days after the #PalisadesFire destroyed thousands of homes and structures pccla.com/ladbs-boe-lahd…

Downtown Los Angeles has seen one of the most significant declines in apartment construction among the 50 largest cities in the United States, according to a new report from RentCafe. Details: ktla.com/news/local-new…

Should developers in car-centric Los Angeles be allowed to build new apartments anywhere in the city with zero on-site parking? Some L.A. City Council members think so. My LAist story looks at a new motion considering an end to parking requirements city-wide. 🔗👇

Karen Bass has instituted a self certification program for architects to speed up the rebuild of houses in Pacific Palisades. But of course, in typical government fashion, they have made it crazy for an architect to go into this program. First architects must pass a test which

The unit that was working on the highly controversial, proposed Wildlife Ordinance was defunded in the July 1 city budget, essentially killing it. The move came 6 months after it appeared the council was 1 vote away from OK’ing the restrictive regulations lnkd.in/gsZdYTzh

Property owners in the Coastal and/or Hillside areas of the Pacific Palisades can replace their fire-destroyed homes with larger homes and still receive a streamlined review thanks to new emergency regulations #Palisades #permitting #permits #LADBS pccla.com/rebuilding-big…

Want to fix LA's housing issue? OPEN THE PUBLIC COUNTER BACK UP One action would provide so much benefit. Get everyone in the same room and start knocking out issues. This virtual counter, online appointment, CSR, garbage is exactly that, garbage.

The City approved over 1,800 homes between April and June la.urbanize.city/post/report-re…

Short but important🧵 on the recent decision to suspend SB9 in Altadena in wake of post-fire rebuilding. FWIW, Mayor Bass issued EO9 on Thursday, suspending SB9 in the Palisades too

Mayor Bass issues executive order that suspends SB9 lot splits during Palisades rebuild. But ADUs can still be built, and permit records show a lot of enthusiasm for the second units latimes.com/homeless-housi…

Council members specifically targeting ghost kitchens which are “in areas that were not built to handle dozens and hundreds of vehicles coming in and out, idling in neighborhoods, causing nuisances, backing up traffic and creating unsafe conditions.”