The first order that Karen Bass issued when she became mayor of Los Angeles is being invoked to speed an affordable housing project, which was the original intention of the order.
Shortly after she was sworn in, Bass issued Executive Directive 1 (ED1) to fast-track the city's approval of 100% affordable housing projects and homeless shelters in response to the declaration of a homelessness state of emergency in Los Angeles.
ED1 establishes a process that exempts developers of these projects from conducting certain environmental impact assessments or running a gauntlet of public hearings. The goal is to streamline approvals for 100% affordable housing and shelters within 60 days.
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