Saga To Defeat West LA Affordable Housing Project Continues As Opponents File Lawsuit

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Developer Steven Scheibe stands in front of an excavator on a dirt lot in L.A.'s Sawtelle neighborhood where his plans to build 44 units of affordable housing have met resistance, despite efforts to streamline development.In these challenging times, the need for reliable local reporting has never been greater. Put a value on the impact of our year-round coverage. Help us continue to highlight LA stories, hold the powerful accountable, and amplify community voices.

“It continues to be frustrating that there are these pathways to delay, stall and add costs to housing developments, especially those that are affordable,” Scheibe said. Their lawsuit does not make any specific claims about how the apartment building could potentially harm the environment. Instead, the complaint focuses on the city’s approval process and whether it complies with the state environmental law.said CEQA provides housing opponents with easy mechanisms for slowing down projects they don’t like.

“One of the reasons we found ED1 to be attractive was that there was lessened uncertainty around the development process,” Scheibe said. “It's definitely frustrating that we continue to have to handle these hurdles that are thrown our way as part of the development of affordable housing in the city of L.A.”

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