Greater LA
$1.2 billion and a fraction of promised homeless housing built: Why so slow?
Why does affordable housing take so long and cost so much to build? KCRW’s Anna Scott and KQED’s Saul Gonzalez team up to find answers. They look at LA voter-approved bond measure Proposition HHH, which hits its five-year anniversary this month.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenWhy does affordable housing take so long and cost so much to build? KCRW’s Anna Scott and KQED’s Saul Gonzalez team up to find answers. They look at LA voter-approved bond measure Proposition HHH, which hits its five-year anniversary this month.
In this episode
3 stories$1.2 billion and 5 years later, why has Prop HHH built only a fraction of its promised homeless housing units?
Why does affordable housing take so long and cost so much to build? KCRW’s Anna Scott and KQED’s Saul Gonzalez look at LA voter-approved bond measure Proposition HHH, which hits its five-year anniversary this month.
Read the story9 min‘Freewaytopia’: Traversing LA’s love-hate relationship with its 527 miles of freeways
LA’s freeway system consists of 527 miles of roads. These twelve long ribbons of asphalt and concrete connect us to the people and places of this great region.
Read the story9 minOC Board of Supervisors draw their own district maps. Is that a problem?
New redistricting lines are being drawn statewide, including in Los Angeles and Orange County. In LA and San Diego counties, as well as for the state of California, independent commissions are required to draw district lines.
Read the story7 min
