Housing Plan
for Los Angeles
Faster Approvals · Lower Costs · Measurable Results
Los Angeles needs a housing system that works faster, costs less, and delivers real results for working families. This plan focuses on cutting delays, lowering construction costs, protecting neighborhood quality, and expanding affordable homeownership opportunities.
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- —Build a fully digital, AI assisted permitting platform with real-time tracking, transparent timelines, and measurable performance standards
- —Set enforceable approval targets: fire recovery permits within 60 days, affordable housing within 4 months, multifamily housing within 6 months
- —Streamline coordination across city departments and utilities to reduce bureaucracy and accelerate approvals
- —Deploy dedicated housing and fire recovery teams to fast-track critical projects
- —Audit publicly funded housing and homelessness programs within the first 12 months
- —Tie funding to measurable results like housing retention, workforce placement, and recovery outcomes
- —Focus supportive housing on services, education, workforce development, and long-term stability
- —Implement independent audits to reduce waste and improve efficiency
- —Launch a fire recovery team focused on Altadena, Palisades, Malibu, and other fire-affected communities
- —Eliminate permitting and plan-check fees for primary residences destroyed by wildfires
- —Guarantee permit decisions for fire rebuild project within 60 days
- —Coordinate recovery efforts across city departments to speed up rebuilding and reduce delays
- —Expand pre-approved plans for ADUs, duplexes, townhomes, and small apartment buildings.
- —Support modular and prefabricated construction to reduce costs and shorten timelines.
- —Establish predictable approvals, standardized fees, and clear approval requirements
- —Focus housing growth near transit, commercial corridors, and vacant or underused sites.
- —Support ADUs, duplexes, townhomes, and mixed-income housing while preserving neighborhood character and green space.
- —Protect neighborhood safety, walkability, parking, and quality of life
- —Limit excessive institutional ownership of single-family homes
- —Protect responsible tenants while ensuring fair and predictable rules for housing providers.
First 100 Days
Action Plan
- 01Launch the fire recovery and housing strike teams
- 02Publish the first public permitting and accountability dashboard
- 03Audit publicly funded housing and homelessness programs
Core Vision
This plan is not about overdevelopment or unchecked growth. It is about creating a city government that lowers costs, preserves neighborhoods, supports vulnerable residents, and delivers real results for ordinary Angelenos.
