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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.

For additional information, contact: planning.media@lacity.org.

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What is the Records Management Unit?
2020-10-27

The difficult task of tracking all newly filed and completed cases is the responsibility of the Records Management Unit, whose dedicated staff works to ensure cases are easily accessible to planners, the public, and the media. 

#Records, #RecordsManagement, #PDIS

Village Court, Hollywood
Village Court, Hollywood
2020-10-23

#OurLA

#LA, #Hollywood, #OurLA, #HistoricPlacesLA, #VillageCourt, #Architecture

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Highlight: Former City Planner Raul Escobedo
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Highlight: Former City Planner Raul Escobedo
2020-10-15

Hired in the 1970s to engage residents through a cultural and ethnic approach, Raul Escobedo was one of Los Angeles City Planning’s first influential Chicano planners. During his time with the Department, Raul successfully encouraged high numbers of Latino residents to participate in the planning process for the first time.

#LatinoHeritageMonth, #HispanicHeritageMonth , #LatinxHeritageMonth, #LatinoPride, #ChicanoPride, #BoyleHeights, #LincolnHeights, #EastLA, #ChicanoMovement, #LatinxPride, #ChicanxPride, #BoyleHeights, #LincolnHeights, #EastLA, #ChicanoMovement, #Planning, #LosAngeles , #LA, #LALove

Candelas Guitars
Candelas Guitars
2020-09-23

#OurLA

OurLA, CandelasGuitars , BoyleHeights , HispanicHeritageMonth, LatinxHeritageMonth, MexicanAmerican , CulturalTradition, LosAngeles, OfficeOfHistoricResources, HistoricPlacesLA

Monterey Trailer Park
Monterey Trailer Park
2020-09-11

#OurLA

OurLA

The Tiki Ti
The Tiki Ti
2020-09-03

#OurLA

OurLA, LALove, TikiTi, TongaHut , KonaPaliApartments, BloodSandDrink , FilipinoAmerican, TomBergins , SurveyLA, HistoricPlacesLA

Chicano Moratorium 50th Anniversary
Chicano Moratorium 50th Anniversary
2020-08-28

This year has been one of reflection, a time for celebrating the milestones that brought us the freedoms we have today while fighting for an ever-better future for generations to come.

Chicano Moratorium, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Ruben Salazar, Racial Justice