LAUSD has placed roughly 185 below‑market apartments on district land, letting some staff live near work. The program helps a handful of employees but doesn't solve wider wage and housing gaps.

Supervisors advanced a plan to give community land trusts and nonprofit developers a first chance to buy certain apartment buildings in unincorporated L.A. County. Staff have 180 days to draft the rules.

Jamison has applied to convert the 11‑story Wilshire Park Place at 3700 Wilshire into about 370 live/work apartments, reviving debate around the site's landmarked lawn.