With South L.A. in the midst of a renaissance, housing costs and homelessness are leading many voters to worry about the future of one of California's last black enclaves.
Weiner has vowed to bring the bill back again next year.
Now that amenities are returning, residents suspect the changes are to lure the wealthier, mostly white residents who have already started to move in. Wesson, who has represented parts of South Los Angeles since 1998, came out in opposition to the bill and its predecessor, SB 827.Herb Wesson has represented parts of South Los Angeles since 1998. The L.A. councilman, who is now running for a seat on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, has opposed state legislation that would allow high-density housing in single-family neighborhoods, saying such a change"would be devastating" to communities of color.
In the spring, community leaders invited Mitchell to a discussion with only one topic on the agenda: SB 50. About 70 leaders of block clubs and neighborhood councils showed up. For over an hour, they presented Mitchell with maps, studies and research showing the “devastating consequences” of the bill.“Sen. Mitchell, what are your feelings about SB 50,” he recalled asking.
“Let’s be clear about who the homeless are,” said Mitchell, who has represented part of South L.A. in the Legislature since 2010. They are “our family, friends and neighbors. It’s not people from other places. It’s our people who need to be housed.”
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