I was honored and delighted to have a personal meeting with the Mayor this week. The Mayor goes way back with LAEV to before he became our Councilman, and we only owned one property instead of four. So it’s always a delight to see how far both he and LAEV have come in the past dozen years or so. I asked if we could take a photo, so I could have bragging rights when he’s our President some day.
Here a few of the topics we got to talk about, each of which the Mayor was supportive of. Still a ways to go on advocacy work. But with the help of the “less cars” folks, the permaculture folks, Teresa Baker and her LATCH Collective, Hans Johnson leading the Styrofoam ban, and LAUSD Superintendent Michelle King, and, of course, the passionate folks who live in/at the Los Angeles Eco-Village, it’s all within reach!
- Return the original intent of AB 744 for car-free affordable housing
Mayor Garcetti and Lois
developments near transit. The City watered this bill down so that developers couldn’t go less than 0.5 spaces per unit. LAEV could demonstrate this for our future developments.
- Tiny House Villages, legalize them, even on wheels.
- Hillside terracing, using permaculture techniques for catching rainwater.
- Joint City/LAUSD use of playgrounds during off-school hours
- Styrofoam ban. Let’s do it.
- Vision Zero. A few additional ideas.
- Potholes and buses. Best cost/benefits.
Let me know if you want a copy of what I recommended about these items.
