By summer 2023, developers planned nearly 2,400 new apartments for low- and moderate-income residents in San Fernando Valley, with no public subsidy required—a departure from typical affordable housing projects. However, strong opposition from local homeowners concerned about community disruption led to most projects being abandoned. Four projects are now progressing, despite opposition from Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council. The situation reflects the challenges of addressing Los Angeles's housing crisis in a political environment resistant to change.
I feel like Los Angeles is a city where politicians are encouraged to run to stop things from happening, where stopping projects and stopping growth is prized as a political asset here.
The reality of these [projects] was that the impact was disproportionate. It wasn't by design. It was by opportunism.
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