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Councilmember presses ballot fixes to ULA; council refers proposals after heated public comment
Summary
Councilmember Grama urged June-ballot amendments to Measure ULA—technical fixes, a one-time Palisades-fire exemption and a 15-year post-construction exemption for new multifamily/commercial buildings—saying ULA has slowed housing production; unions, tenant groups and residents urged the council to preserve the voter-approved measure. The council withdrew objections and sent the matter to committee for further review.
Councilmember Grama on Tuesday sought to put narrow changes to Measure ULA before voters in June, saying the voter-approved transfer tax has produced more than $1 billion but is also slowing larger multifamily development and must be fixed to avoid undermining long-term housing goals.
"Measure ULA is one of the most consequential housing policies Los Angeles voters have ever approved," Grama said, laying out a package that would include a one-time exemption for victims of the Pacific Palisades fires, technical fixes to speed distribution by the housing department, and a 15-year exemption after a…
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