Angela McGregor

Venice

Berkeley grad, Jeff's wife, Oxford Triangle resident, fully vaccinated. Covering all things Venice, CA & beyond for @WestsideCurrent since 2020.

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Behind the Post(s): LAHSA Whistleblower Scandal Validates the Current’s Prior Reporting

4 days ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

LOS ANGELES - On March 12, the Current reported that, as revealed in the agenda of a recent LAHSA Board meeting, LAHSA was being sued by two former, high-ranking employees for wrongful termination.
Mansion Tax Hits Another Roadblock. Key Funding and Legal Challenges Overlooked

1 week ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

As more details emerge about Measure ULA, legal experts warn its strict rules are stalling housing in Los Angeles. Attorney Keith Fromm, representing plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit, says ULA’s restrictions block standard financing while construction costs climb. LOS ANGELES - In November 2022, voters passed Measure ULA, the so-called “Mansion Tax” – a 5% transfer tax on the sale of all real property over $5 million.
Marina Del Rey to Get Its First 100% Affordable Housing Project

1 week ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

MARINA DEL REY - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Mercy Housing Corporation to build a 100% affordable housing project at 4206 Admiralty Way on April 1. The site is currently a roughly 90,000 square foot, county-owned parking lot adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn to the west and the Oxford Basin to the east.
Federal Government Opens Local Forests to Logging, Redefines Endangered Species Act

1 month ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

On April 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing an emergency caused by “uncharacteristically severe wildfires, insect and disease outbreaks, invasive species, and other stressors” issued a memorandum opening up 112,646,000 acres of national forest land (59% of the country’s total national forest acreage) to logging. The memorandum, signed by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, includes a map indicating that all of Southern California’s local forests will be subject to the new order.
Cracks in the Mansion Tax: ULA Falls Short as Budget Crisis Deepens

1 month ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

Despite promises of a billion-dollar windfall to fight homelessness, L.A.’s real estate transfer tax has delivered just a fraction—while stalling development, gutting the tax base, and complicating post-fire recovery. LOS ANGELES - At the March 19th meeting of the Los Angeles City Council, the City Administrator, Matt Szabo, delivered a startling presentation about the current state of the city’s finances.
Decades of Delay Catch Up to L.A. as Sewer Fee Increases Aim to Plug $200 Million Gap

2 months ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

LOS ANGELES - At the March 19 meeting of the Los Angeles City Council, the City Administrator, Matt Szabo, delivered a startling presentation about the current state of the city’s finances. With the demeanor of someone who has just come away from witnessing a particularly gruesome crime scene, he informed the Council that Los Angeles is currently facing a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall. This amounts to roughly 13% of the city’s total budget.
Former LAHSA CFO and Data Manager Sue Agency for Wrongful Termination

2 months ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

LOS ANGELES - A Special Commission Meeting was held Tuesday during which LAHSA’s Board of Directors entered a closed session to discuss two lawsuits alleging wrongful termination by the Agency: that of Kristina M. Dixon, their prior CFO, and Emily Vaughn-Henry, the agency’s former deputy chief information officer. Both were fired during what LAist called a “wave of departures” in February of last year.
Behind the Post: LAHSA’s Bloated Mediocrity

2 months ago | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

LOS ANGELES - A couple of weeks ago, the Current published my story about how LAHSA – the $857 million per year agency tasked with coordinating Los Angeles’s homelessness response – had organized an event on January 21st at which 45 of what their CEO called “our eligible people” could connect with FEMA representatives and apply for services.
LAHSA Taps FEMA for Wildfire Aid Despite Massive Budget

Feb 12, 2025 | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

With Hundreds of Millions in Local Funding, Why Does LAHSA Need FEMA? LOS ANGELES - On January 21, in the wake of the LA Firestorm which had started two weeks earlier, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and FEMA held an event at the LAHSA’s Welcome Navigation Center, located at 45th Street and Broadway, in South Los Angeles. The 24,000-square-foot facility was opened in July of last year and costs $5.6 million per year to operate.
Opinion: The Rise and Fall of Venice’s 'Monster on the Median' - A Lesson in Failed Development

Feb 4, 2025 | westsidecurrent.com | Angela McGregor

Behind the Post: How Not To Build a Housing Project VENICE - On January 15th, as the LA Firestorm raged, The Coalition for Safe Coastal Development, the non-profit community group which for several years has been fighting (in and out of court) the proposed Venice/Dell project on the Venice Median parking lots, sent the following in an e-mail blast: “We have confirmed that the Transportation Commission’s decision stands and the Venice Dell Project as we know it (a.k.a. the “Monster on the...