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Jonathan P. Bell

Build more granny flats in backyards to solve the housing shortage in California – LA Times

July 27, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-fi-small-houses-solution-20160725-snap-story.html

To help ease California’s housing crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are turning to people’s backyards.

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Privately owned portions of the LA River raise questions about future development – LA Times

June 5, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-la-river-owners-snap-story.html

When the city of L.A. set out to build a bike lane along the banks of the Los Angeles River in Elysian Valley, there was a surprising obstacle.

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Housing plan by Gov. Brown could wipe out development rules in Los Angeles and San Francisco – LA Times

June 2, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-jerry-brown-housing-cities-20160602-snap-story.html

Robert Tillman owns a coin-operated laundromat in San Francisco’s Mission District, a neighborhood at the epicenter of California’s housing crisis. Over the last 2½ years, he’s spent nearly 0,000 on plans to tear down the business to build apartments. But although the city has zoned the property for apartments, Tillman hasn’t gotten very far.

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5 Ways to End Homelessness in Los Angeles – LA Times

May 11, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-homeless-solutions-20160510-column.html

I thought I’d swing by the supermarket in my neighborhood Tuesday morning to see if I could find a woman who lives in a van that’s often anchored in the store’s parking lot.

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City of L.A. plan would demand AirBnb disclose information so city can track down illegal rentals – LA Times

April 15, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-airbnb-law-20160415-story.html

Newly proposed rules regulating Airbnb and other vacation-rental websites in Los Angeles could set the stage for a political showdown, as the city demands the companies hand over information to track down illegal rentals.

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Street vending and the entrepreneurial spirit rising from the depths of poverty – LA Times

April 14, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-la-street-vendors-20160414-story.html

Claudia Flores and her husband were months past due on phone and electricity bills.

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L.A. City Council adopts land use restrictions to ease health hazards in polluted neighborhoods – LA Times

April 14, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pollution-protection-20160412-story.html

Addressing decades of complaints from some of the city’s most neglected corners, Los Angeles officials on Wednesday launched a groundbreaking effort to reduce health risks from industrial and traffic pollution that have plagued neighborhoods from the harbor area to the San Fernando Valley.

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Planning for future growth, City of Los Angeles seeks a major update of its neighborhood plans – LA Times

April 14, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-garcetti-planning-20160413-story.html

Facing a potentially bruising ballot fight over real estate development next year, Los Angeles’ political leaders announced Wednesday that they will seek a sweeping update of the plans that govern the size and density of new buildings that go up in scores of neighborhoods.

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How Metro plans to reinvent Union Station from transit hub to urban destination – LA Times

April 11, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-union-station-20160409-story.html

On busy mornings, thousands of travelers pass through Los Angeles Union Station, rushing toward the Metro subway and pushing suitcases across polished tile floors.

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City of Los Angeles takes step toward legalizing bootlegged apartments – LA Times

April 6, 2016 By Jonathan P. Bell

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bootleg-legalization-20160406-story.html

Los Angeles lawmakers took a step Wednesday toward legalizing some “bootlegged” apartments, arguing that the city must spare them as it grapples with an affordable housing crisis.

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