Los Angeles' new Charter was supposed to clarify and delineate the roles of the Mayor, Council, and City Attorney. Has it worked?
Los Angeles' new Charter was supposed to clarify and delineate the roles of the Mayor, Council, Controller, City Attorney, etc., but how many of us can truly say that we understand even a modicum of the changes that took affect over the last year? The Planning Reports discuss the Charter with George Kieffer and Maryann Reyes, from the Appointed Charter Commission and Mark Siegel, mindful watchdog of both the Appointed and Elected Commission to clarify what the mainstream media hasn't: What motivated the changes proposed and later adopted in the new Charter? And did it accomplish its mission? This is the first of a two-part series.
Thanks to Jon Lonner
FULL STORY: One Year After Voter Approval L.A.'s New Charter Demystified

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For decades we have blamed 100-year-old maps for the patterns of spatial racial inequity that persist in American cities today. An esteemed researcher says: we’ve got it all wrong.

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

Montreal Mall to Become 6,000 Housing Units
Place Versailles will be transformed into a mixed-use complex over the next 25 years.

Santa Clara County Dedicates Over $28M to Affordable Housing
The county is funding over 600 new affordable housing units via revenue from a 2016 bond measure.

Why a Failed ‘Smart City’ Is Still Relevant
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When Sears Pioneered Modular Housing
Kit homes sold in catalogs like Sears and Montgomery Ward made homeownership affordable for midcentury Americans.
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