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August 2004

 CCA/BIA Release "Housing For All: Fair Share Program"

In response to Council Member Reyes and Garcetti’s proposed mandatory inclusionary zoning ordinance, the Central City Association (CCA), the Building Industry Association-Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter (BIA/GLAV) and a host of civic and business leaders unveiled the “Housing-for-All: Fair Share Program” at a news conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on August 10th.  Aimed at solving the home affordability crisis in the City of Los Angeles, the plan calls for increased production of housing at all income levels, including very low- and low-income and workforce housing. The plan then offers a set of realistic, practical and proven ways to achieve the goal.

Click Here for - Housing For All: Fair Share Program
June 2003

CCA Releases Housing Production White Paper

L.A.’s Housing Supply Crisis: A Plan to Increase Housing Production in Los Angeles

After a yearlong effort by the Central City Association’s Housing Production Committee, the CCA Housing Production White Paper was unveiled at a successful press conference on May 27th with Mayor Jim Hahn.  From the lobby of one of Downtown’s newest adaptive-reuse housing developments, the Subway Terminal Building, Mayor Hahn spoke to the current housing crisis facing Southern California and thanked the Central City Association for its efforts.  Spearheaded by Chair Greg Vilkin, President of Forest City Development, the Committee includes real estate professionals, City officials, non-profit developers and consultants. The White Paper recommendations, including code reforms to expedite the development process and policy initiatives to make land use more efficient, are designed to encourage fast and efficient construction of safe, high-quality housing for ALL income levels.  Click on the link below for the Housing White Paper.

HOUSING PRODUCTION WHITE PAPER
February 2003

 CCA/DCBID Release Downtown Development Strategy

After two years of hard work and collaborative efforts with our consultants, members, Downtown stakeholders and city officials, the CCA/DCBID Downtown Development Strategy was unveiled at a celebratory press conference on February 4th with Mayor Jim Hahn.  From the rooftop of the Standard Hotel, CCA and DCBID President Carol Schatz and the Mayor highlighted the exciting revitalization projects currently under development, as well as explained how our Downtown Development Strategy will enhance these projects and provide a framework for future development in Downtown.    Click on the links below for the PDF files of the Plan Summary.  (WARNING: The Plan Summary is a very large, graphic-intensive document.)  Click here for our press release (PDF).
November 2002

CCA Releases Public Health and Safety Plan

In November, the Central City Association released a comprehensive plan to improve the quality of life in Downtown Los Angeles.The report, titled “Downtown’s Human Tragedy: It’s Not Acceptable Anymore” is a public health and safety plan for the city’s most important center.

Specifically, CCA’s plan: 

  • Proposes a 14-point comprehensive plan that will help move people off the street and into a safe and clean environment, while helping to protect the health and safety of those who live, work and visit Downtown Los Angeles.
  • Identifies the “homeless” community’s several different populations each of which have very special needs, including the Temporary Homeless, the Service Resistant Addicted (SRAs), and the Mentally Ill.

Outlines the public health and safety crisis that has been created by a system that has allowed people to live on the streets in squalor.

Click here for a copy of CCA’s Public Health and Safety Plan.
        
  
    
        

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