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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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Mayan Theater
How is Latinx Heritage reflected in some of the City’s Historic Treasures?
2021-09-22

The Mayan Theater, the Million Dollar Theater, and the Great Wall of Los Angeles are just a few of the City’s iconic historic treasures associated with Latinx artists and designers whose work includes Colonial and Pre-Colonial imagery and influences, expressing through their work the negotiation and alliances between eras, cultures, languages, a

#HispanicHeritageMonth , LatinxHeritageMonth, #OfficeOfHistoricResources, #Theater, #Cultural, #SurveyLA

The Church of Epiphany
The Church of Epiphany
2021-08-31

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#OurLA, #ChurchofEpiphany, #ChicanoMoratorium, , #LatinxHeritageMonth, #EastLosAngeles, #EastLos, #EastLA, #ChicanoMovement, #LincolnHeights, #Walkouts, #Blowouts, #Protest, #MexicanAmerican

Chinatown
Market Chinatown: Hong Kong Noodle Company and Paul’s Kitchen
2021-08-31

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#chinatown, #OurLA

Photo of Pacific Palisades
What Is the Mello Act?
2021-08-24

In 1982, the State of California adopted the Mello Act to preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing in the State’s Coastal Zone.

#MelloAct, #ordinance, #Coastal

Image of Downtown LA
How do I receive information on proposed projects?
2021-07-21

City Planning has developed a variety of information-sharing tools to keep Angelenos informed about the type of development projects being proposed and approved in their neighborhoods, especially discretionary projects that require some level of review or sign-off from our Department.

#projects, #Filing, #NeighborhoodCouncil, #Application, #Case, #PDIS, #LettersofDetermination, #Interactive Map, #ZIMAS

How is City Planning Incentivizing Affordable Housing Production?
How is City Planning Incentivizing Affordable Housing Production?
2021-06-23

Increasing rents, combined with the economic hit resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, have left more than 40,000 residents across Los Angeles homeless. On any given night there are men, women, and children who must resort to living on our streets, without access to shelter and basic medical attention.

#AffordableHousing, #DowntownLA, #DowntownCommunityPlan, #SkidRow, #Housing

Planning Website on the Application Page
What Are the Major Types of Planning Review?
2021-05-19

Los Angeles City Planning receives thousands of project applications every year, varying in scale and complexity from something as large as a multi-block development to something as small as a retaining wall at a private residence.

#Application, #DevelopmentServices, #DSC, #Approvals, #Ministerial, #Administrative, #Discretionary, #projects