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to the future Wilshire / La Brea subway stop. The sky’s, well, the limit for four mixed-use projects in various stages of development in the Miracle Mile area. The tallest among them is the Mirabel Residences, 5411 Wilshire Blvd., which will stand a formidable 42 stories. “It’s tall,” admits the developer and owner of the property, Walter Marks III. But, he adds, the 348-unit apartment building with 39 affordable units will be innovative. And, he hopes, something the neighborhood will be proud of. “I have every intention of building something wonderful,” said Marks...

In March, the Southern California Association of Governments ("SCAG") 1 will adopt final Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") allocations for cities and counties within the SCAG region.  This 6 th RHNA cycle represents the first update to these targets since the passage of key housing legislation, including Senate Bill ("SB") 35 2, which grants ministerial approval and streamlining of qualifying housing projects if the jurisdiction has failed to meet its RHNA targets.  Housing developers planning for potential investment can look to these production targets to assess regional and ci...

Existing greenhouses at Sun Valley Floral Farms in Arcata. | Photo by Andrew Goff. ### After more than 50 years growing irises, tulips and lilies in the fertile farmland of the Arcata Bottoms, the owners of Sun Valley Floral Farms are preparing to leap headlong into the commercial cannabis industry with the construction of a 23-acre hoop house operation that would rank among the largest legal weed grows in North America.  The plans laid out in a 95-page initial study, published in December, call for 193 temperature-controlled hoop house-style greenhouses spread over 1 million square feet (2...

Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement

Property Owner: Successor Agency to the Glendora Community Redevelopment Agency Project Description: Subdivision of 0.72 acres of land consisting of three vacant lots with street frontage on Route 66 and Parker Drive to create a development of eight (8), three-story residential townhomes within two buildings, and one (1), single-story commercial building that fronts Route 66, along with supporting community infrastructure, landscaping, lighting, common areas and parking. Request(s): General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan land use designation of the two northern parcels from "High D...