And here is the ONLY state senator (Maria Elena Durazo) out of EIGHT representing the City of LA who voted yes on SB 79. Her district overlaps with three of the city councilmembers who support the bill.

Here are the only three (out of 11!) state assemblymembers representing the City of LA who voted for SB 79 - Jessica Caloza, Mark Gonzalez, and Sade Elhawary. Notice anything? Their districts all overlap with city councilmembers who support the bill.

Here's a map of the five LA city councilmembers who voted no on the resolution to oppose SB 79 - in effect voting to support the bill.

Not one white elected official who represents the City of LA, at the city or state level, supported SB 79. These legislators placed themselves in a long tradition of white leaders supporting zoning rules to keep brown people out of their white constituents' neighborhoods.

I think it's fair to say both sides agree it's better to measure the impact of ULA using building permits, not parcel sales. The problem for the critics is that the permitting data also looks bad.

Permitting data looks even worse in comparison to the rest of the county and state.

Housing theory of everything, exhibit #43,961: LA public school enrollment plummeted in the last 10 years as rent skyrocketed and families were priced out. From www.latimes.com/california/s...

Multifamily permitting in LA cratered last year. New construction is not pencilling. Most of the units you are talking about are ADUs.

Look at this widespread popular support in LA for building apartments in single family zones! Perhaps our leaders should listen to their constituents.

LA budget cuts fallout: Angelenos can't ask for traffic calming in their neighborhoods any more. The city is now saying it won't consider any requests due to staffing shortages. @lintonjoe.bsky.social @streetsforall.org

Huge news from the LA Planning Dept. Since CHIP passed five months ago, almost 15,000 apartments have been submitted under the program! Of those, about 1,000 are by-right and went straight to Building and Safety. 43% of projects are AHIP, which is the new ED 1.

Case in point: SB 79 now says you can’t use it on a site with more than two units if any of them are rent controlled. Anything bigger than a duplex is off-limits. Okay, you might say, there are still plenty of houses where SB 79 applies. (2/6)

The result? Adding naturally affordable housing to neighborhoods with good schools, parks, and access to jobs. Neighborhoods that you often have to be a millionaire to move into.

Apartment building construction cratered in LA last year, the first full year of the ULA tax. Here's building permits issued last year compared to the average of the five years before ULA. Surrounding areas kept on chugging despite tough economic conditions. Hard to argue ULA isn't having an impact.

Looks like almost 600 SB 9 duplexes started construction in the City of LA last year. More than I expected!