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LA Reform Watch: ULA Rules, New Housing, City Hall Power
Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 4 min
Los Angeles reform is moving from slogans to implementation: permanent ULA spending rules, transit-oriented affordable housing, TOC apartment delivery, and a City Hall fight over who controls legal power.
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Los Angeles reform is moving from slogans to implementation: permanent ULA spending rules, transit-oriented affordable housing, TOC apartment delivery, and a City Hall fight over who controls legal power.
In this episode
- [PDF] Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs
Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs Drafted by Area Experts Throughout ULA Coalition January 2024 For general inquiries please contact: ●Joe Donlin, (joe@unitedtohousela.com); or ●Jackson Loop (jloop@scanph.org) INTRODUCTION Drafted by homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits, labor unions, and renters’ rights groups, Measure ULA will create an…
- Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mixed-Use Affordable Housing at Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station - Streetsblog Los Angeles — Streetsblog Los Angeles
# Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mixed-Use Affordable Housing at Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station - Streetsblog Los Angeles Published: 2026-05-01T01:31:54+00:00 Author: Joe Linton ## Summary The Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments, a transit-oriented mixed-use affordable housing project in East Hollywood, has been opened for about a year and already serves over 300 residents. The project,…
- City Attorney Pushes Back Against Plan to Split Office — Current Staff
# Feldstein Soto Slams Plan to Split LA City Attorney Office | City-charter | westsidecurrent.com Published: 2026-05-01T09:00:00+00:00 Author: Current Staff ## Summary Los Angeles City Attorney, Feldstein Soto, has opposed a proposal that would split her office into two, arguing it would shift power away from voters and weaken the independence of the city attorney. The proposal would allow…
- Sawtelle: Six‑Story Apartment Unwrapped at 2450 S. Barrington — Hoodline
Sawtelle: Six‑Story Apartment Unwrapped at 2450 S. Barrington Real Estate & Development Science, Tech & Medicine More forecasts: Atlanta 30 day forecast # Sawtelle’s New Six-Story Stack Muscles Onto Barrington Block Published on May 01, 2026 The construction wrap is off at 2450 S. Barrington Ave. in Sawtelle, revealing a finished six-story apartment building that now looms over the block…