Updated analysis of Senator Scott Wiener's SB 827 Real Estate Deregulation Bill
The “Build More Market Housing” Quack Miracle Cure for Los Angeles By Dick Platkin* (Updated from CityWatchLA , Jan. 11, 2018, original) http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/los-angeles-for-rss/14670-the-build-more-market-housing-quack-miracle-cure-for-los-angeles Platkin on Planning : Los Angeles is heading toward a perfect storm of gentrification, well camouflaged behind spurious claims of boosting transit ridership and addressing LA’s housing crisis through planning, zoning, and environmental deregulation. This perfect storm is propelled by huge tail winds from the State Legislature in Sacramento, with big city Democrats fronting for the real estate interests that fund and mentor them. San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti are their current favorites, but many more are lining up at the trough. To begin, there is a treasure trove of successful programs that they could turn to if they truly wanted to increas