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Los Angeles City Planning engages with community members on a variety of land use issues. In addition to hosting events and speaking at neighborhood council meetings, City Planning staff maintain a blog to share updates and insights on planning matters.

For additional information, contact: planning.media@lacity.org.

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How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?
How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?
2023-02-24

The Lincoln Theater, known as the "West Coast Apollo," served as the musical hub of the Central Avenue jazz corridor from the 1920s to the 1950s, hosting African American entertainers from Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday.

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What is the significance of the Cultural Heritage Commission?
What is the significance of the Cultural Heritage Commission?
2022-07-26

The Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) is a five-member, mayoral-appointed commission that considers nominations of sites as City Histor

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What is the Restaurant Beverage Program?
What is the Restaurant Beverage Program?
2022-06-17

Historically, the profit margin from the sale of alcoholic beverages has helped restaurant owners stay afloat during sharp rises in rent and payroll costs.

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What is a Community Plan?
What is a Community Plan?
2022-05-17

Los Angeles’s General Plan Land Use Element is composed of 35 Community Plans that cover the entire 473 square miles of the City.

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What is a StoryMap?
What is a StoryMap?
2022-04-18

Combining interactive maps with multimedia content and text to impart information, City Plann

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How Los Angeles Got Serious About Housing
How Los Angeles Got Serious About Housing
2022-03-17

Our City—rich in industry and creativity—has gained the unfortunate notoriety of being a major epicenter in the California housing crisis. The fundamental reason for our crisis is the same as in most global cities: an extreme shortage of housing, which has left Angelenos to face overcrowding, punishing commutes, or, all too often, homelessness.

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Planning Website on the Application Page
What Are the Major Types of Planning Review?
2021-05-19

Los Angeles City Planning receives thousands of project applications every year, varying in scale and complexity from something as large as a multi-block development to something as small as a retaining wall at a private residence.

#Application, #DevelopmentServices, #DSC, #Approvals, #Ministerial, #Administrative, #Discretionary, #projects