L.A.'s Urban Poor Face Worsening Housing Picture

As the city's core continues to gentrify, many low-income families are being left with few if any options for affordable housing.

1 minute read

October 25, 2006, 7:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Average rents in the city have jumped 82% in the last 10 years, to $1,750 a month, according to surveys of large properties by RealFacts, a Bay Area real estate consulting firm. In pockets like Echo Park, they've more than doubled.

In addition, apartment buildings that once housed low-wage workers have been torn down or converted to condominiums at an accelerating rate. The city has seen a loss of about 9,000 rent-controlled units - the only kind of apartments tracked - just since the start of 2005, according to Housing Department records."

FULL STORY: Low pay, high rent, wit's end

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

Housing California

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.