In the past two years, Los Angeles has become a leading example in regard to sustainability programs. In particular, the Los Angeles Board Supervisors passed the OurCounty Sustainability Plan last year, which includes significant initiatives that affect many industries. In the same fashion, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles City …
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BOMA Greater Los Angeles is proud to support the new President of the Los Angeles City Council, Nury Martinez. She was elected unanimously by her fellow councilmembers, and she began her presidency on January 5, 2020. Since then, President Martinez has championed significant laws in response to homelessness …
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Certainly, building owners and managers know that indoor air quality is on the minds of tenants as their employees return to work. Though, there can be some barriers in ensuring that systems work efficiently in providing the most hygienic environment for tenants and customers. Fortunately, there is a wide range of public, non-profit, and for-profit organizations with excellent guides and tools …
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The City and County of Los Angeles as well as other cities within Greater Los Angeles have enacted ordinances prohibiting evictions of commercial tenants who can demonstrate that their inability to pay rent is caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While these orders all tend to be similar in their intent …
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Since 1995, the Costa-Hawkins Housing Act has limited rent control policies throughout California. In doing so, the law protected landlords and took steps in reducing housing shortages across the state. However, a November ballot initiative would overturn many of these protections.
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On March 3, 2020, Long Beach’s voters headed to the polls to vote for the new City Councilmember representing District 8. Incumbent Al Austin faced a serious challenger, Tunua Thrash-Ntuk. Thrash-Ntuk is the wife of City College Board Trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk …
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Even before social distancing was encouraged due to COVID-19, the LA County Metro busses were already facing severe declines in ridership. So, due to health concerns and changing commuter preferences, Metro will likely have many barriers to consider in the near future. Certainly, Metro will have to reimagine public transit …
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This past Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference discussing changes to current COVID-19 related orders. Foremost, the Governor was forced to roll back various reopening guidelines. Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has published a new Executive order …
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Building safety, most especially maintaining fire protection equipment, is an integral part of managing commercial properties. However, personnel in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) that oversees the Chief Regulation #4 Program – which regulates fire life and safety – is scarce. Moreover, the program as a whole is vastly in need of an update. Without …
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On November 3rd of this year, California voters will have the opportunity to vote on twelve ballot initiatives that will have ramifications for years to come. Significantly, many of the proposed initiatives have been debated for decades and are finally being considered this year. As such, this guide will serve as a resource to get introduced to the various policy proposals …
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