DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – A controversial proposal to bring more affordable housing to Los Angeles had another City Hall airing last week. But whether lawmakers can hammer out a measure that satisfies affordable housing advocates and the business community, a challenge that has left similar past measures to die in stalemate, remains to be seen.
The Mixed-Income Ordinance, proposed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in September, would require developers of market-rate residential projects citywide to include some level of affordable housing in their projects or pay for it to be built offsite. A similar effort, known as the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, died amid heavy debate five years ago before reaching the full Council.
Filed in Planning & Land Use Committee
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