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Missing Middle Housing: You’re Invited! LA Planning Webinar on 06-24-26 @ 4:30pm

In this public webinar, LA Planning will walk us through how it is supporting development of “missing middle” housing —an important tool for addressing our City’s housing challenge.
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Our recent FYI posts

Our City’s Planning and Land Use Policy development process is complex and sometimes opaque, making it hard for Westchester-Playa stakeholders to understand what’s going on. These posts aim to improving public access to important general news and information.

6/5 Town Hall – Traci Park: ED1 Clarifications

Councilwoman Park underscored several important points regarding Executive Directive 1 (ED1) 100% Affordable housing, whether in Westchester or anywhere in the City.
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6/5 Town Hall Correction: ED1 project map missing 2 projects.

Town Hall map correction: the ED1 project map shown in the 6/5/25 Town Hall showed a total of 4 ED1 projects. In fact there are 6 in our area. 
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6/5 Town Hall Correction: ED1 projects have 60 day approval target, but most take longer

Town Hall data point correction: while ED1 policy states a target of approval in 60 days. However, data shows Westchester’s first 4 ED1 projects took longer.
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6/5 Town Hall Omission: ED1 projects in Downtown Westchester are not CDO compliant

Town Hall data point omission: it was not pointed out that two pending Downtown Westchester ED1 projects are not CDO compliant.
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June 5 @ 6pm: Virtual CD11 Town Hall on Local Housing & Development

Be sure to RSVP! A unique opportunity to hear our Council rep’s POV on local housing and development issues, trends and policies
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Tracking 2025-2026 City Budget Crisis Impact on Planning

Monitoring City budget cuts and their impact on future affordable housing plus Community Plan Update processes.
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