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December 12, 2018

LA OKs huge project in a fire-prone area

  • The county approved the 19,000-home Tejon Ranch project amid a housing shortage, high rents and a homelessness crisis.
    • By BRIAN MELLEY
    Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — The conflict between the need for more housing in California and the danger of building in fire-prone mountains was decided in favor of homes Tuesday as Los Angeles County supervisors approved a massive rural housing development.

    The supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a 19,000 home project amid a statewide housing shortage, high rents and a very visible homelessness crisis even as recent wildfires have drawn attention to the danger of building in rural terrain that rings California's urban areas.


     
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