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| Abundant Housing Los Angeles | |
|---|---|
| Name | Abundant Housing Los Angeles |
| Type | Political advocacy group |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Focus | Housing policy, zoning reform |
Abundant Housing Los Angeles is a Los Angeles-based advocacy organization focused on reducing zoning restrictions to increase housing supply in Southern California. Founded in 2016, it operates at the intersection of municipal politics, urban planning, and housing finance, engaging with actors across Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and California state institutions. The group has been active in electoral politics, ballot measures, and public campaigns aimed at reforming land use rules to address the regional housing shortage.
Abundant Housing Los Angeles was established by activists and professionals with ties to civic groups and policy organizations including members linked to Berkeley, California, Stanford University, UCLA, USC, California State University, Northridge, and networks associated with YIMBY-aligned movements. Early organizers interacted with municipal officials from the City of Los Angeles and county staff from Los Angeles County while engaging planning scholars at University of California, Berkeley and advocates from California Housing Partnership Corporation. The formation occurred amid debates triggered by statewide actions such as the passage of SB 35 and local controversies involving zoning in neighborhoods like Echo Park, Silver Lake, and West Adams.
The organization promotes upzoning, transit-oriented development, and streamlined approvals, aligning with policy proposals similar to those debated in the California State Legislature, by legislators from districts overlapping Los Angeles County and the California Democratic Party. Its platform emphasizes increasing housing density near stations on the Los Angeles Metro Rail network, reforming single-family zoning practices rooted in historical ordinances like those promulgated in early 20th-century Los Angeles planning, and supporting affordable housing tools discussed by analysts at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Brookings Institution. The group cites examples from cities such as Portland, Oregon, Minneapolis, Tokyo, and Vancouver, British Columbia when advocating policies that intersect with initiatives by agencies like the Los Angeles Department of City Planning and partnerships with organizations such as LA Family Housing and Enterprise Community Partners.
Abundant Housing Los Angeles has campaigned for zoning reforms and backed ballot measures that affect land use in California municipalities, interacting with campaigns and legal frameworks including cases adjudicated by the California Supreme Court and petitions overseen by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. It supported local propositions and municipal council motions debated in venues like the Los Angeles City Council chambers and referenced statewide ballot dynamics similar to past measures involving the California Coastal Commission and countywide initiatives in San Francisco and San Diego County. The group has mobilized volunteers and coordinated with political consultants experienced in campaigns for figures such as Karen Bass, Eric Garcetti, Holly Mitchell, and Kevin de León when municipal housing policy overlapped with electoral agendas.
Through endorsements, canvassing, and independent expenditure committees, the organization has influenced races for seats on bodies including the Los Angeles City Council, the California State Assembly, and the United States House of Representatives. It has endorsed candidates endorsed by coalitions with ties to Democratic Party (United States), labor groups such as SEIU Local 721, and housing nonprofits like Skid Row Housing Trust. Its activities have intersected with mayoral politics involving politicians such as Eric Garcetti and Karen Bass, and with ballot campaigns that attracted attention from statewide elected officials including Gavin Newsom and Toni Atkins.
Critics have challenged the group's positions drawing on arguments advanced by community organizations like Los Angeles Tenants Union, preservationists associated with the Los Angeles Conservancy, and local neighborhood councils in areas including Brentwood and Bel Air. Legal and policy pushback has referenced litigation strategies seen in cases before the California Courts of Appeal and debates involving regulators such as the California Coastal Commission. Opponents, including coalitions aligned with labor unions and affordable housing advocates like California Housing Rights Center, have argued the organization underestimates displacement risks raised in scholarship from institutions like UC Berkeley Law and reports by Urban Institute researchers.
The organization contributed to policy shifts in Los Angeles by influencing council motions, zoning overlays, and pilot programs connected to the Transit Oriented Communities framework and municipal housing element updates submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Its campaigns coincided with actions by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and rezonings near lines such as the B Line and E Line, affecting developments financed by entities like the California Housing Finance Agency and private developers active in projects across neighborhoods from Downtown Los Angeles to Koreatown and North Hollywood.
Funding sources have included small-dollar donations, contributions from individuals involved in real estate and technology sectors in the San Francisco Bay Area, and support coordinated through political committees registered with the California Secretary of State. The group's organizational structure features volunteer chapters, a board with members drawn from professional networks linked to institutions such as UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and consulting firms operating in Los Angeles, and collaborations with nonprofit groups like Housing Trust Silicon Valley and policy shops such as the Terner Center for Housing Innovation.
Category:Politics of Los Angeles Category:Housing reform in the United States