Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily
LA’s Reform Test: Faster Permits, Rent Aid, More Homes
Friday, June 19, 2026 · 8 min
Los Angeles County’s SmallBiz Permit Express, Measure ULA tenant-aid delays, and Abundant Housing LA’s agenda all point at one reform test: whether L.A. can turn promises into faster permits, real checks, and enough homes.
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Los Angeles County’s SmallBiz Permit Express, Measure ULA tenant-aid delays, and Abundant Housing LA’s agenda all point at one reform test: whether L.A. can turn promises into faster permits, real checks, and enough homes.
In this episode
- [PDF] SmallBiz FAQ_Final - Department of Economic Opportunity
Frequently Asked Questions PERMIT EXPRESS LA County SmallBiz LA County SmallBiz Permit Express is designed to support qualifying small businesses by providing expedited services for permits, entitlements, licenses, and inspections in Unincorporated LA County. This program aims to simplify and streamline the application process, making it easier and faster to obtain the necessary approvals needed…
- Step Back — If L.A. has already set aside huge money for tenant aid, what actually has to happen before that money reaches renters or landlords — and who, specifically, is on the hook when the pipeline jams?
Background sources
- City attorney has left $177M tenant aid contract unsigned for months. LA leaders want to know why | LAist — LAist
- Why is $177M in LA tenant aid being held up? City officials disagree on the reason | LAist — LAist
- LA Council to Review Delayed Contracts for Tenant Aid Services - MyNewsLA.com — Contributing Editor
- LACAHSA Board Approves $11.4M for Emergency Rental — Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency
- LA County launches $2.1-million eviction diversion pilot program - ABC7 Los Angeles — Abc7
- Statement on City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto's Delays in Finalizing Stay Housed LA Contracts - LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles — laflacom
- Policy Agenda - Abundant Housing LA — Abundant Housing LA
[](https://abundanthousingla.org/) Select Page # A PRO-HOUSING POLICY AGENDA FOR LA # The Time to Fix Housing is Now **For decades, we haven’t built enough homes to meet our needs. This has caused home prices and rents to skyrocket, creating financial pressure on households and putting homeownership…