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Showing posts with label los angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label los angeles. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
LA's SB 1818 Under Fire
On April 13, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Thomas McKnew Jr. abrogated parts of LA’s SB 1818 ordinance, which compels local governments to craft their own rules rewarding density bonuses to developers who include a percentage of affordable housing units in residential projects. Former LA planning commissioner Jane Usher, who recently stepped down, had been an outspoken opponent of the measure.
In some cases, the LA ordinance provided bonuses 300 percent greater than those mandated by SB 1818. The ruling prevents the city from approving projects with density bonuses that exceed state law.
more from The Architect's Newspaper...
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In some cases, the LA ordinance provided bonuses 300 percent greater than those mandated by SB 1818. The ruling prevents the city from approving projects with density bonuses that exceed state law.
more from The Architect's Newspaper...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Cuts Hurt Kids
The folks at Cuts Hurt Kids have set up this interactive map to show where parents, teachers, students, and community members are working in protest of Los Angeles Unified School District budget cuts, including teacher layoffs. The map plots points of action, locations, as well as links to stories, images, and videos related to LAUSD's budgetary woes and how the cuts will affect the community at large. Have something to add to the map? Let Cuts Hurt Kids know.
Thanks to LAist
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Thanks to LAist
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
LA Eats: A List
A list of my favorite LA area restaurants compiled for a friend:
Tere's (mexican) - melrose and cahuenga
-- homemade tortillias, flavorful chicken
Cha Cha Cha (cuban) - melrose and virgil
Langer's (deli) - alvarado and 7th -- downtown
-- pastrami, french roll, russian dressing, crinkly fries, AHHHHH
Papa Cristo's (greek) - pico and normandie
India's Oven (indian) - beverly and poinsettia
Sokondong (korean) - vermont and olympic
-- best tofu soup in k-town hands down
Mario's (peruvian) - melrose and rossmore
Joan's on Third (bakery/deli) - 3rd St. just east of la cienega
Cobras and Matadors (tapas) - beverly and the grove drive
-- great date spot
Red Lion Tavern (german) - glendale and silverlake blvd
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Tere's (mexican) - melrose and cahuenga
-- homemade tortillias, flavorful chicken
Cha Cha Cha (cuban) - melrose and virgil
Langer's (deli) - alvarado and 7th -- downtown
-- pastrami, french roll, russian dressing, crinkly fries, AHHHHH
Papa Cristo's (greek) - pico and normandie
India's Oven (indian) - beverly and poinsettia
Sokondong (korean) - vermont and olympic
-- best tofu soup in k-town hands down
Mario's (peruvian) - melrose and rossmore
Joan's on Third (bakery/deli) - 3rd St. just east of la cienega
Cobras and Matadors (tapas) - beverly and the grove drive
-- great date spot
Red Lion Tavern (german) - glendale and silverlake blvd
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
LA Air Quality
Despite improvements over the years, the Los Angeles area remains the most ozone-polluted region in the country, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Lung Association.
The group's 10th annual national report also found that 38 California counties, including Los Angeles, received a failing grade for air quality - 12 more than last year.
Among other factors, the bad grades reflect a more stringent national ozone standard implemented in 2008, said Bonnie Holmes-Gen, senior policy director for the American Lung Association.
"California has had an enormous population growth and vehicle traffic," Holmes-Gen said. "Over the last 20 years, our population has doubled, our use of vehicles has grown and all forms of transportation, such as freight movement, diesel trucks, ships at the port and locomotion, also have increased."
more at Daily News...
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The group's 10th annual national report also found that 38 California counties, including Los Angeles, received a failing grade for air quality - 12 more than last year.
Among other factors, the bad grades reflect a more stringent national ozone standard implemented in 2008, said Bonnie Holmes-Gen, senior policy director for the American Lung Association.
"California has had an enormous population growth and vehicle traffic," Holmes-Gen said. "Over the last 20 years, our population has doubled, our use of vehicles has grown and all forms of transportation, such as freight movement, diesel trucks, ships at the port and locomotion, also have increased."
more at Daily News...
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