Around the Corner 

• UCLA Study finds LA would have more affordable housing if ‘mansion tax’ did not apply to new apartments. Estimates the tax has reduced new housing production by about 1,910 units per year, or a roughly 18% drop

• LA County officials want to know what skills the public would like to see in the new Homelessness Department’s Director. Fill out the survey here.

• The DOJ will form a task force to investigate "fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption" involving the use of funds to combat homelessness in Southern California

The Week Ahead

Meetings cancelled due to holiday

Week in Review 

Highlighted Case Applications

Los Angeles

• 20957 Community St, ADM-2025-1725-PMUL-HCA: Urban Lot Split Pursuant to SB9

• 222 S Hope St, ADM-2025-2182-OVR: Early Start Permit to lay foundation for a three-story addition to the existing three-story Broad Art Museum above an existing three-story parking garage in the Bunker Hill Specific Plan

• 950 Gayley Ave, ADM-2025-2133-OVR: Change of use from theater showcase into takeout restaurant

• 11045 Strathmore Dr, CPC-2025-2130-DB-DRB-SPPC-VHCA: Convert manufacturing space on 3rd floor to deli/restaurant, create a roof garden with bar, dance floor & stage, add new bathroom on roof (20' x 40') and add guardrail fence

• 110 E 22Nd St, ZA-2015-582-MPA-PA1: Authorize plan approval applications for alcohol establishments subject to LAMC sections 12.24.w1.(class 2 conditional use), plan approval to allow the on-site sale of beer and wine with an existing bar for compliance to condition #30, having live entertainment(live bands, karaoke, d.j. & ambient music in Port of Los Angeles

• 321 Douglas St, ENV-2025-2090-EAF: 8-story TOC multifamily rental project, 67-units with 7 stories for residential purposes over 2 stories of parking

Highlighted Completions

Did you know we now have a completed date filter for LA in ATC? You can also check a project's status using the new status filter. For example, many of the cases below have been approved but have a status of “In appeal period.”

Los Angeles

• 17623 W Ventura Blvd, DIR-2024-6425-SPPC: Approved with conditions a specific plan project filing for comprehensive sign program for a multi-tenant commercial center in the Ventura-Cahuenga Corridor Specific Plan

• 8045 Lankershim Blvd, ZA-2025-1305-CU2-ZV: Withdrawn demolition of existing 4,300 sf drive-through restaurant and reconstruction of a new 3,655 sf dual order point drive-through restaurant

• 23416 S President Ave, DIR-2024-7352-BSA: Denied building and Safety appeal of the entire decision DBS-240084-DCP for proposed Recreation Vehicle (RV) park project

• 2904 W 7Th St, DIR-2023-2408-TOC-HCA: Approved with conditions pursuant to LAMC 12.22.a.31, a new six-story 40-unit TOC apartment building with 20 parking spaces provided and 4,122 sf of open space