Mayor Bass expands use of city’s land to build housing and break up RV encampments

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The city will be able to tackle RV encampments more thoroughly by creating more space to properly dispose of RVs after people move into housing, the mayor vowed.

Karen Bass, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, speaks during a press conference to kick off the 2024 LAHSA homeless count for Los Angeles County at Tiara Street Park in North Hollywood on Tuesday Jan. 23, 2024. on Thursday, March 28, expanded her policy to use publicly-owned land to build more housing faster and to address RV encampments by increasing the city’s capacity

Bass signed the directive and it went into Feb. 2023, which was intended to maximize the use of city property for temporary and permanent housing. The city has been able to identify sites that can be used for up to 500 tiny home beds. These beds are expected to be funded through a $33 million state grant the City Council approved last week.

Jordan Downs is a housing project in Watts that is being redeveloped into a mixed-income “urban village” community with a new park and retail space. The project is intended to more than double the size of the complex from 700 to 1,500 units, according to HACLA. “With plans to continue to grow that portfolio to 10,000 units, Metro appreciates the mayor’s leadership in making Metro eligible for the benefits under ED3,” Wiggins said in a statement.

 

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