While Executive Directive 1, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ attempt to expedite affordable housing approvals, has generated interest from developers, there has been at least one major point of ...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass has made speeding up the development of new affordable housing a centerpiece of both her successful campaign and her time in office. During her first week on the job, Bass signed ...

Many affordable housing programs in Los Angeles have built-in requirements for developers to staff construction sites with union workers and pay higher wages. But L.A. leaders decided not to impose ...

While the number of ED1 projects is poised to accelerate this year, a growing number of developers and advocates question the math behind it. Soon after assuming office, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass issued ...

Last December, Mayor Karen Bass moved to speed up the production of affordable housing in Los Angeles by issuing Executive Directive 1. This measure streamlines the approval of new multi-unit ...

What if we told you that a little-known change made by Mayor Bass last December has unleashed the greatest torrent of affordable housing projects L.A. has ever seen? About 11,000 affordable homes have ...

One of Karen Bass’ first acts as mayor of Los Angeles was to issue an executive directive to fast-track the city’s approval of 100% affordable housing projects and shelters, in response to L.A.’s ...