Los Angeles County has a long way to go before fixing its housing shortage after decades of building too little housing to meet growing demand. Over a 40-year period since the 1970s, California built 325 new housing units for every 1,000 new people added to the state population, LAist reported. In order to meet the crisis, the state would have to plan to build 2.5 million new homes between 2021 and 2029, more than double its target for the previous eight-year housing production cycle. With three years to go, Southern California still needs to plan for 1.3 million new homes […]
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