The recent Palisades fire has destroyed over 5,000 structures, displacing thousands of residents and compounding Los Angeles’ already dire housing shortage. The need to rebuild is urgent, demanding swift action to remove roadblocks and prioritize efficiency. Displaced families will flood the rental market, driving up housing costs, and homeowners will compete for the same limited units already stretched by the affordability crisis.
This disaster will strain the region’s resources, worsening the housing shortage and fueling labor and material bottlenecks. Los Angeles must act now to recover. The city’s decades-long permitting bottleneck will only make matters worse. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate and land-use consulting in Los Angeles, I’ve seen firsthand how the slow entitlement and permit process has delayed construction…
