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Energy & Environment
Advanced Clean Fleets (CARB)
Medium and heavy-duty zero-emission fleet regulation with the goal of achieving a zero-emission truck fleet by 2036.
LABC Position: Support
Advanced Clean Cars II Program (CARB)
The Advanced Clean Cars II regulations will rapidly scale down emissions of light-duty passenger cars, pickup trucks and SUVs starting with the 2026 model year through 2035.
LABC Position: Support
Hyperion 2035 (LA Sanitation)
LASAN’s vision for recycling 100% of the water flowing through Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant by 2035.
LABC Position: Support
Hyperion 2035 (LA Sanitation)
LASAN’s vision for recycling 100% of the water flowing through Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant by 2035.
LABC Position: Support
Housing & Transportation
SB 4 - Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act (Wiener)
Would allow faith-based institutions and nonprofit colleges to build 100% affordable housing on their property by-right, even if local zoning prevents this housing. SB 4 re-zones the property and ensures neither CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) nor local political processes can be misused to stop these affordable housing projects.
LABC Position: Support
21-0658 (Raman)
Develops a strategic plan to streamline affordable housing approvals, including: creating an administrative ministerial planning review process for majority deed-restrict affordable housing projects, streamlining and prioritizing 100% affordable housing at LADBS, improving project intake at LAFD, enhancing reporting at BOE, and increasing staffing at various departments, among other stipulations.
LABC Position: Support
21-0972 (Raman)
Tasks the Department of City Planning to prepare an ordinance with incentives for 100% affordable housing projects through the development of an Affordable Housing Overlay Zone. Linked to Council File 21-0658.
LABC Position: Support
21-1230-52 (Bonin - Raman - Harris-Dawson)
Livable Communities Initiative – Directs the Department of City Planning, LADBS, and LADOT to report to Council within 180 days with strategies to establish incentives along transit rich corridors that facilitate mid-scale development and enhances existing commercial, mixed-use character.
LABC Position: Support
21-0890-54 (Krekorian)
The motion studies the potential to increase funding for EV charging rebates in multifamily apartments, prioritizing installations in MUDs in disadvantaged communities, and capping the reimbursement timeline to 120 days.
LABC Position: Support
Local / Small Business
21-0863 (Blumenfield/Harris-Dawson/Koretz)
Modifies the Local Business Preference Program to include a bid preference range of 10% to 12% for businesses within the City of LA.
LABC Position: Support
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; Did you miss @labctweets’s (5/19/23) Mayoral Housing, Transportation & Jobs Summit: "A NEW PARADIGM FOR A MORE LIVABLE LA"? Click here for the event agenda and full livestream link: https://bit.ly/43dk85Y
At @labctweets' 21st Annual Mayoral Summit, Hilton Foundation President & CEO, Peter Laugharn, moderated a panel on "Proven Methods to Combat Poverty in Los Angeles" with LA County Supervisor @HollyJMitchell & Jason Pu of @HUDgov. Watch the full chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqL6e_m_qnM&t=19853s
Today Sec. @ToksOmishakin gave impactful keynote address @labctweets Housing Transportation & Jobs Summit & met with @MayorOfLA Karen Bass to continue to improve partnering efforts on many key transport & housing issues for @CAgovernor adminstration. #CAforAll
Thanks Los Angeles Business Council @labctweets for today’s convening and for joining forces with California to tackle the rising costs of housing and advancing solutions to create a more livable and equitable Los Angeles. @CAbcsh
That's a wrap on our 21st Annual Mayoral Housing, Transportation, & Jobs Summit! Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers and attendees for all of the great conversations and insightful ideas that we heard today. We hope everyone enjoyed the day!
Final panel of the day happening now! Expert panelists and leaders in the transportation sector discuss A New Era of Innovation in Transportation.
Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/vqL6e_m_qnM?feature=share.
