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On April 16, Los Angeles City Council voted 12 to 0 to oppose Senate Bill 50. Authored by State Senator Scott Wiener, SB 50 is a controversial piece of legislation that would grant generous incentives to developers to build taller, denser projects in cities all over California.  SB 50 would deny local government any control over the planning process in ...

The Coalition to Preserve LA (C2PLA) has teamed up with Livable California to do an in-depth study of State Senator Scott Wiener's neighborhood-destruction bill - known as SB 50 - and has produced an interactive map to show the extent of the impacts.  Check it out HERE. The analysis includes upzoning proposed by Wiener in so-called jobs-rich/good schools areas.  The ...

In December of 2018, State Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 50, which would mandate greater density and height for new housing developments on all properties within 1/2-mile of any transit stop or within 1/4-mile of any stop on a major bus route.  Wiener’s controversial bill would grant this “upzoning” regardless of current zoning, which means that developers would be able ...

The former STR Auto Repair shop property at Westwood and Santa Monica was acquired in 2017 by Jamison Properties (DBA Westwood Regent, LLC), an investment/development company that recently entered the mixed-use market and has built several major projects in Koreatown, contributing to the “gentrification” of that area. Late in 2017 the WSSM land-use committee worked with the developer and Midvale ...

A 5-story, 77-apartment mixed-use building is proposed for this double-lot at 2136-2140 Westwood Boulevard, replacing what is now a low-rise commercial complex.    The developer is seeking  Tier 2 height and density incentives under the citywide Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program and (as with the other TOC projects on Westwood) there is no alleyway behind the project site to separate it ...

Westside Neighborhood Council held its town hall style board selections on March 14th.  Organized and implemented by the LA Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the City Clerk's office, the town hall meeting was very well attended by stakeholders.  The energy and level of engagement was amazing!  Special kudos to neighbors from the Seat 7 area (which corresponds to WSSM boundaries) ...