Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 7, 2008
Preserving a Last Resort
Forum Column - By Gary Blasi - The L.A. City Council should close the "affordable housing" loophole in the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition Ordinance — not only because it's cost-effective for taxpayers, but because it's the right thing to do.
By Gary Blasi
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Los Angeles remains the "homeless capital" of the United States. Today, the City Council will consider final action on a little-noticed ordinance that may determine whether we hold that dubious distinction well into the future. The ordinance concerns the preservation of 18,739 rooms in residential hotels - the "housing of last resort" for the elderly, disabled and ...
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