Jenifer Carvalho’s Post

A New Dawn for Affordable Housing in Los Angeles: Mayor Karen Bass's Executive Directive 1! Within her first week in office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass demonstrated a clear commitment to addressing the city's housing and homelessness crisis. Her Executive Directive 1 (ED 1), aimed at the "Expedition of Permits and Clearances for Temporary Shelters and 100% Affordable Housing Projects," marks a significant step toward an urgent solution to this ongoing issue. Mayor Bass's ED 1 goes straight to the heart of a major roadblock in housing development - the often complex and time-consuming permit process. It instructs City departments to reduce the bureaucratic red tape surrounding construction-related processes. This means a significant reduction in timelines at all stages of project review, concurrent reviews of projects by City departments, and a streamlined approach to expedite projects. Such expedited processes apply to departments across the city's administration, including the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), Planning, Housing Department, and other key city agencies. This collaborative and streamlined approach seeks to fast-track the creation of much-needed affordable housing and temporary shelters. The implications of ED 1 are profound. By tackling the long-standing issues of permit delays and bureaucratic hurdles head-on, Mayor Bass is opening the door to more rapid and efficient development of affordable housing. This is a breath of fresh air for developers, city planners, and, most importantly, for those in desperate need of affordable housing options. The ED 1 Implementation Guidelines provide further details on the procedural changes and their execution. For more in-depth understanding, stakeholders and interested parties are encouraged to refer directly to Executive Directive 1 and the ED 1 Implementation Guidelines. As the directive takes effect, Los Angeles waits with anticipation to see the positive impacts this bold move will have on its housing landscape. The city's housing and homelessness crisis has been a longstanding issue. But with the introduction of ED 1, there is a palpable sense of hope that a solution is on the horizon. #LosAngeles #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #ExecutiveDirective1 #LADBS #greatnews #laexpedite