to the editor: There's certainly a lot to admire about Mayor Karen Bass's affordable housing plan (“Los Angeles City Council approves ordinance to optimize affordable housing” December 9).
However, one big ingredient was missing from the article: nowhere does it talk about the costs of the projects included in this plan. In the past, city-funded “affordable housing” may be affordable for the lucky few who actually live in the subsidized units, but the costs of producing the units were incredibly expensive. hundreds of thousands of dollars for each apartment.
I would like to see a follow-up article on whether the “affordable housing plan” is actually affordable for Los Angeles taxpayers.
Janet Weaver, Huntington Beach
