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Los Angeles sits on a sleeping giant of housing supply. It begins with starter home conversions
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Arthur Gailes Arthur Gailes is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The Los Angeles City Planning Commission met last month to consider a proposal to slow-walk the implementation of Senate Bill 79, a state law allowing mid- and […]
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According to The Almanac’s source item, Los Angeles sits on a sleeping giant of housing supply. It begins with starter home conversions, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Arthur Gailes Arthur Gailes is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The Los Angeles City Planning Commission met last month to consider a proposal to slow-walk the implementation of Senate Bill 79, a state law allowing mid- and […]
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- Los Angeles sits on a sleeping giant of housing supply. It begins with starter home conversionsThe Almanac - 2026-06-24T12:00:00+00:00
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