Bill Witte

President, Related Companies of California

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President of Related Companies of California; Deputy Mayor of Housing in San Francisco under then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein

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Twenty years ago Los Angeles passed Proposition U designed to slow city growth by reducing the size of buildings on major boulevards.  Smart Growth allows developers to build big if…

Is Smart Growth a Dumb Idea for Los Angeles?

Twenty years ago Los Angeles passed Proposition U designed to slow city growth by reducing the size of buildings on major boulevards.  Smart Growth allows developers to build big if…

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Mayor Antonio Villariagosa is all in favor of spending $100 million in taxpayers' money to subsidize the Grand Avenue Project in downtown LA, but County Supervisor Mike Antonovich…

The Grand Avenue Project, Too Grand or not Grand Enough?

Mayor Antonio Villariagosa is all in favor of spending $100 million in taxpayers' money to subsidize the Grand Avenue Project in downtown LA, but County Supervisor Mike Antonovich…

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LA's urban centers are subject to migratory movements that are like weather patterns—impervious to rent control, affordable housing trust funds and other kinds of government…

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