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<\/a>\nSunset Media CenterBarker Pacific Group<\/p>\n
For those who remember, the building is home to the headquarters of AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The site sits across the street from parking lots still slated for the as-yet unbuilt Palladium Residences development, which was said to have inspired AHF to launch its unsuccessful campaign to pass Measure S in 2017.<\/a><\/p>\n \n L.A. County has commenced construction on a new parking structure at Lot 4 in Marina del Rey, across the street from Trader Joe’s near Admiralty Way and Mindanao Way. The completed project would provide 368 parking stalls, and would be accompanied by a new plaza connecting to the Marvin Braude Bike Path.<\/p>\n Completion is expected by late Fall 2026.<\/p>\n Here’s what we’re reading this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n Survivors mark one-year anniversary of Eaton and Palisades fires with memorials and demands<\/a> “In the Pacific Palisades and Altadena today, families of fire victims, survivors, elected officials and others gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of the fires that killed 31 people and reduced L.A. neighborhoods to ash and rubble.” (LAist)<\/p>\n Businesses still stuck a year after the L.A. fires <\/a>“A year after the January wildfires, most businesses in affected neighborhoods remain shuttered, with those reopened reporting roughly half their previous customer base and revenue.” (LA Times)<\/p>\n \n California homeowners could qualify for grants for new roofs and fire safety <\/a>“The Safe Homes grant program is designed to help low- and middle-income homeowners with fire mitigation. People who qualify could use grants to create 5-foot ember-resistant zones around properties, also known as Zone Zero, as required by law in some areas. The program will also contribute toward costs for fire-safe roofs.” (LA Times)<\/p>\n Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica Bergamot Station Bike\/Walk Project Construction<\/a> “First\/last mile project construction is wrapping up – crews are currently resurfacing Pennsylvania Avenue, where the city added new sidewalks” (Streetsblog LA)<\/p>\n Why Trump\u2019s plan to ban investor home-buying might not help California affordability<\/a> “That\u2019s because institutional investors aren\u2019t buying many single-family homes in the Golden State to begin with.” (LAist)<\/p>\n Subway project lane closures continue in new year<\/a> “The first segment of the new subway line is anticipated to open between Wilshire\/Western and Wilshire\/La Cienega in the first quarter of 2026.” (Beverly Press)<\/p>\n \n Eyes on the Street: Caltrans Santa Monica Blvd. Construction on the Westside<\/a> “Caltrans contractor work is underway along Santa Monica Boulevard in the Sawtelle neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles. New bus lanes coming soon.” (Streetsblog LA)<\/p>\n Thousands of LA renters in danger of losing housing vouchers, city says<\/a> “Housing officials in the city of Los Angeles say a pandemic-era voucher program is set to run out of money later this year, putting thousands of renters at risk of homelessness.” (LAist)<\/p>\n Follow us on social media:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Twitter<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Facebook<\/a> \/ LinkedIn<\/a> \/ Threads<\/a> \/ Instagram<\/a> \/ Bluesky<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nRendering of new Marina del Rey parking garage at Lot 4Los Angeles County<\/p>\n
\nDestruction from the Eaton Fire in AltadenaShutterstock<\/p>\n
\nState Route 2 Multimodal ProjectCaltrans<\/p>\n