Editorial: We desperately need affordable housing in L.A. This bill will help us get it (via latimesopinion)
to create a Los Angeles County affordable housing agency stalled in the Assembly late last year after passing in the Senate, author Sen. Sydney Kamlager met with stakeholders, considered amendments “and even lit candles” to get it moving, she says.is now moving through the Legislature again with a hearing in the AssemblyThis is very good news, because Los Angeles desperately needs more affordable housing and this bill would help.
But the agency could still apply for federal and state grants, so it makes sense to create it as soon as possible. Also Kamlager is trying to get an allocation of $20 million in the state budget for the agency, which she says could help with rental subsidies, preservation of existing affordable housing and some new construction. This would be a smart use of state funds.
To get the buy-in of the powerful union, Kamlager amended the bill to require workers on projects under 40 units be paid the countywide prevailing wage for public works. Any project with 40 or more units would be subject to the city of L.A.’s Project Labor Agreement requirements on worker pay and the mix of skill levels on projects.
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