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Los Angeles City Planning engages with community members on a variety of land use issues. In addition to hosting events and speaking at neighborhood council meetings, City Planning staff maintain a blog to share updates and insights on planning matters.

For additional information, contact: planning.media@lacity.org.

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How Does Planning Support Small Business Interests During COVID-19?
How Does Planning Support Small Business Interests During COVID-19?

City Planning serves four million Angelenos across 35 communities. Ever since Mayor Garcetti announced the Safer At Home order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Department has been adapting new methods of engagement to continue providing public service as seamlessly as possible while working to flatten the infection curve of the coronavirus.

COVID-19, Small Business, Support

Women's History Month
Women's History Month

The demography of Los Angeles City Planning’s workforce in 2020 is one mark of the advances

Women's History, Women's History Month, Women in Planning, Jane Jacobs, Urbanist, Urban Planning

Affordable Housing Production On the Rise
Affordable Housing Production on the Rise

2019 Calendar End Numbers Show Steady Progress

How does the Census relate to Planning?
How Does the Census Relate to Planning?

What is the Census?

The Census is our nationwide headcou

What is a Specific Plan?
What is a Specific Plan?

A Specific Plan is a planning document that implements the goals and policies of the General

Meet Your Community Liaisons
Giving New Meaning and Purpose to Public Engagement and Outreach

Meet Your Community Liaisons

Communicat

Planning a City within a City
Planning a City within a City