Councilmember David Ryu, City Hall, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (Credit: Getty Images and iStock) A City Hall-supported ballot initiative that would impose a new square footage tax on properties. A City Council proposal to ban developers seeking project approval from donating to a political campaign. Opposition to a state measure that would increase the […]
Developers spent millions lobbying LA city officials last year: report
Lightstone Group, Jamison, and CIM Group spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying LA elected officials Prompted by a recent scandal involving one of the city’s power brokers, Los Angeles elected officials want to weaken real estate developer influence at City Hall. New data shows the lengths some of those developers will go to influence […]