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Los Angeles City Planning engages with community members on a variety of land use issues. In addition to hosting events and speaking at neighborhood council meetings, City Planning staff maintain a blog to share updates and insights on planning matters.

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Affordable Housing Production On the Rise
Affordable Housing Production on the Rise
2020-02-21

2019 Calendar End Numbers Show Steady Progress

How does the Census relate to Planning?
How Does the Census Relate to Planning?
2020-02-21

What is the Census?

The Census is our nationwide headcou

What is a Specific Plan?
What is a Specific Plan?
2020-01-29

A Specific Plan is a planning document that implements the goals and policies of the General

Meet Your Community Liaisons
Giving New Meaning and Purpose to Public Engagement and Outreach
2020-01-02

Meet Your Community Liaisons

Communicat

Planning a City within a City
Planning a City within a City
2019-12-17

 

Housing Element & General Plan
What Is the Housing Element of the General Plan?
2019-11-19

In the State of California, cities are charged with developing a General Plan to inform their decisions—everything from their housing policies to their zoning regulations.

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Shape the next Los Angeles Housing Element!
2019-11-13

The City of Los Angeles is embarking on  the 2021-2029 update to the Housing Element of the General Plan. The Housing Element identifies Los Angeles’s housing needs and establishes clear goals and objectives.