RT @JStein_WaPo: I am massively oversimplifying here, so free to yell at me, but doing my best w/ imperfect information here is roughly how….

My analysis of this week's major development reforms in CA and what it means for homebuilding. In short, those who live across the street from a proposed apartment building will have to find a way other than a 55-year-old environmental law to stop it

RT @latimespolitics: Newsom pushes major housing reform through California Legislature

RT @LATvives: Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street .✍️@racheluranga ..

RT @ByIanJames: When ICE agents raided the construction site of a burned property in Altadena, they made no arrests. The man they were afte….

Looking forward to reading this new book by @rahimkurwa on Black migration in Los Angeles to the Antelope Valley and the resistance from existing residents and law enforcement

RT @hbecerraLATimes: Border Patrol raid at a Home Depot in Hollywood shatters an immigrant refuge - Los Angeles Times .

@a_mendelson Here's Aaron's story and one of mine. CalDOJ says the lawsuit against Nijjar was the result of a more than two year investigation into him and his businesses .

Nijjar's real estate empire has been the subject of numerous media stories over the years. In 2020, @a_mendelson published a lengthy investigation of dangerous habitability problems at his properties. A couple years later, I looked at major issues at a large complex in South LA.

California AG @RobBonta sues one of the state's largest landlords alleging widespread tenant exploitation and violations of housing and anti-discrimination laws. Firms linked to Mike Nijjar own more than 22k units and have long been on authorities' radar

We're embarking on a podcast to cover the rebuilding of Los Angeles after January's fires. @KateCagle is the host and I'm honored to be the first guest to discuss L.A.'s housing crisis before, how the fires have made it worse and how survivors are coping

RT @JamesQueallyLAT: Good Morning in L.A., where we need a point of clarity. Thus far, National Guard/DHS have restricted activities to en….

@bposton This cost inflation for affordable housing is spreading nationwide. @washingtonpost has a good story today on a $1.2-million per unit project in DC.

@bposton Why is this happening? Yes, labor and material prices have risen. But numerous factors within the control of state and local governments — environmental and labor mandates, parking requirements, lengthy approval processes, and byzantine financing all play a major role.

Two years later, @bposton and I found seven projects in California under construction that had eclipsed $1-million per unit with another half dozen in the planning stages. I'm aware of many more above the $1-million per unit threshold today.

Back in 2020, @bposton and I reported on the most expensive low-income housing development in America, a $1.1-million per unit project in coastal San Diego that never got built because of the price tag

Seamus back.

"Roughly 145 burned lots have sold so far [in Altadena], around 100 are currently listed, and dozens more are in escrow . It’s far outpacing the Palisades market, where less than 60 lots have sold since the fire and roughly 180 are sitting on the market"

Seeing some chatter on the divide between LA and Bay Area on housing. This has been around for a long time. When major state upzoning legislation died in 2020 the LA/SF divide was the reason

When I say "elaborate tree house" I mean 6-foot by 3-foot, 28 feet in the air in an ash tree: