Dear Stakeholders,

Yesterday, Los Angeles City Planning was made aware by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) that the State would like to see a few clarifying amendments reflected to the City of Los Angeles’s recently adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, or the Plan to House LA.

While the State commended Los Angeles for its boldness in terms of proposing new affordable housing programs, including its rezoning efforts, they are requesting that certain work programs be revised to reflect future milestones, timelines, and metrics prior to formally certifying our Housing Element.

We want to first and foremost thank the many community members who joined us in the process of crafting this bold new vision for the City, including contributing their time to attend workshops, public meetings, and submitting comments on the Plan. Those efforts resulted in a stronger Plan, and we remain proud of and committed to our Plan to House LA and the ambitious goals it sets for our City.

The Plan to House LA aims to accommodate more housing than any prior iteration, over 456,000 units within a period of eight years, of which more than 184,000 would be reserved as affordable to lower-income households. We remain focused on commencing with the implementation of our work programs in our Housing Element, as we continue to work with the State to certify our Plan.

In the coming weeks and months, we will be sure to provide you with additional updates as we move towards certification. Do not hesitate to contact us at housingelement@lacity.org should you have any questions. And, as always, please continue to follow us at @Planning4LAon social media for up to date news and information.

Sincerely,

Housing Policy Team

Los Angeles City Planning