RAND puts Measure ULA’s tradeoffs in hard numbers — June 16, 2026

RAND puts Measure ULA’s tradeoffs in hard numbers — June 16, 2026

Measure ULA faces a RAND stress test: the tax has raised $1.2 billion, but researchers estimate it cut high-value sales 31%, reduced housing production by over 9,000 units, and cost local agencies $452 million. IN THIS EPISODE 1. The Effects of the Measure ULA (United to House LA) Transfer Tax on Economic Development and Municipal Finances in Los Angeles | RAND [https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4928-1.html] — RAND Corporation  ## Site-wide navigation ### Topics #### Trending #### [Topics](/topics.html) ### Research Divisions RAND's divisions conduct research on a uniquely broad front for clients around the globe. #### U.S. research divisions #### International research divisions # The Effects of the Measure ULA (United to House LA)… 2. Step Back — Measure ULA was sold as a “mansion tax” to fund housing and homelessness work, but if big property sales are being delayed, avoided, or pushed outside L.A., how do we tell whether the tax is actually a net win for the city? BACKGROUND SOURCES * The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA [https://lewis.ucla.edu/research/the-unintended-consequences-of-measure-ula/] — superadmin * Taxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA's Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential Reforms [https://lewis.ucla.edu/research/taxing-tomorrow-measure-ulas-impact-on-multifamily-housing-production-and-potential-reforms/] — superadmin * The Effect of the Los Angeles Mansion Tax on Property Tax Revenue | Cato Institute [https://www.cato.org/research-briefs-economic-policy/effect-los-angeles-mansion-tax-property-tax-revenue] — Cato Institute * L.A.’s ULA Transfer Tax Further Hamstrings Investment: Report – Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2026/06/la-ula-transfer-mansion-tax-investment-rand-housing/] — Greg Cornfield June 2, 2026 7:50 pm * Affordable housing [https://laist.com/brief/news/housing-homelessness/mayor-bass-says-affordable-housing-is-thriving-but-the-numbers-say-otherwise] — Laist * Study Estimates $177 Million Hit to Mansion Tax [https://therealdeal.com/la/2026/05/15/study-estimates-177-million-hit-to-mansion-tax/] — Kari Hamanaka Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

LA’s Reform Ledger: Homelessness, Schools, ADU Red Tape — June 15, 2026

Los Angeles homelessness policy gets a data check as Inside Safe outcomes, City Attorney authority, LAUSD board choices, and ADU permitting delays show how reform promises collide with implementation, accountability, and timelines. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Inside Safe | Homelessness Dashboard [https://homelessdashboard.lacontroller.app/InsideSafe] — City of Los Angeles Controller Inside Safe is a Citywide housing-led strategy to move people experiencing homelessness into interim and permanent supportive housing. --- # Inside Safe - Overview Inside Safe data in this section is from the[LAHSA data dashboard (opens in new tab)](https://www.lahsa.org/data-refresh/home/datadashboard?id=59). ## Current Status of Clients Served ## Inside Safe… 2. Step Back — When Mayor Bass says L.A.’s homelessness strategy has “nearly doubled” permanent housing move-ins and moved thousands more people inside, what actually counts as success in the data — a motel room, a signed lease, staying housed — and who verifies that people aren’t just cycling back to the street? BACKGROUND SOURCES * L.A.’s $300 Million Homeless Program Sees Many Return to the Streets [https://www.governing.com/urban/l-a-s-300-million-homeless-program-sees-many-return-to-the-streets] — Governing * Homelessness Data & Accountability | Nithya Raman | Los Angeles City Councilmember 4th District [https://cd4.lacity.gov/initiative/homelessness-data-accountability/] — Los Angeles City Councilmember 4th District * More than 250 tax-funded LA apartments sit empty under key Mayor Bass homelessness strategy | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/tax-funded-la-apartments-sit-empty-mayor-bass-homelessness-strategy] — LAist 3. LAUSD Voter Guide [https://info.ccsa.org/lausd-voter-guide] — CCSA [](https://www.ccsa.org) # LAUSD Voter Guide 2026 Jump to: * District 2 ([map](https://4.files.edl.io/bf30/05/28/25/180111-f722d947-c06d-4928-85f7-5f1047b84b68.pdf)): [Rocío Rivas](#rocio-rivas) | [Raquel Zamora](#raquel-zamora) * District 4… 4. Homelessness | City Attorney [https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/homelessness] — Los Angeles City Attorney On her first day in office, Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto joined Mayor Karen Bass as she declared a local **emergency on homelessness**. The City Attorney’s Office provided the legal framework for this declaration, which cuts red tape, facilitates additional resources, and streamlines efforts to bring people inside. The following week, Mayor Bass signed an executive directive… 5. Los Angeles ADU Permits: Requirements, Costs & Timeline - ADU West Coast [https://aduwestcoast.com/adu-permits-los-angeles-requirements-costs-timeline] — ADU West Coast [](https://aduwestcoast.com/) Select Page # Los Angeles ADU Permits: Requirements, Costs & Timeline by [Cameron Meredith](https://aduwestcoast.com/author/cmeredith/ "Posts by Cameron Meredith") | Aug 22, 2025 | [Blog](https://aduwestcoast.com/category/blog/) | [0… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

LA’s Reform Agenda Meets the Implementation Test — June 13, 2026

Los Angeles reform documents put LAPD structure, ADU rules, homelessness move-ins and small-business permitting in one frame: the city’s biggest promises now hinge on measurable outcomes, faster approvals, and whether oversight systems actually change day-to-day performance. IN THIS EPISODE 1. [PDF] Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department [https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/RRA3827-1_PageProofMay30-697a900769814.pdf] — RAND Corporation Research Report Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department Richard H. Donohue, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Shawn L. Hill, Danielle Sobol, Alejandro Roa Contreras RAND Justice Policy Program PR-A3827-1 June 2025 Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research… 2. [PDF] ordinance no. - City Clerk - City of Los Angeles [https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2016/16-1468_ord_draft_12-05-2019.pdf] ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.22 and 12.33, and repealing portions of Section 12.24, of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with State law. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section. 1. The following definitions are added to Section… 3. DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 | Mayor Karen Bass [https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/delivering-results-2024-comprehensive-homelessness-strategy-nearly-doubles-permanent-housing] — Los Angeles Mayor's Office  # DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 [***En… 4. Step Back — Every few years, L.A. seems to get another big LAPD reform report — so what actually changes a police department’s day-to-day performance, like response times and case clearance, versus just rearranging boxes on an org chart? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Effectiveness of Reform Efforts Focused on Police Use of Force and Complaints: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | American Institutes for Research [https://www.air.org/project/effectiveness-reform-efforts-focused-police-use-force-and-complaints-systematic-review-and] — American Institutes for Research * Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of Statewide Use of Force Reform - National Policing Institute [https://www.policinginstitute.org/onpolicing/evaluating-the-implementation-and-impact-of-statewide-use-of-force-reform/] — Ashley Sandburg * State Level Analysis on U.S. Police Accountability | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health [https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/state-level-analysis-on-us-police-accountability] — Bloomberg School of Public Health * DIGITAL_2025 LAPD ANNUAL Review_Crime and Initiatives [https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/DIGITAL_2025-LAPD-ANNUAL-Review_Crime-and-Initiatives.pdf] — Usgovcloudapi * Council, panel vie to oversee LAPD | Los Angeles Times - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com [https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/Los-Angeles-Times/COUNCIL-PANEL-VIE-TO-OVERSEE-LAPD] — - LIBOR JANY * LA commission recommends expanding City Council power over LAPD | LAist [https://laist.com/news/politics/la-commission-recommends-expanding-city-council-power-over-lapd] — LAist * LAPD is finally getting taken up by the LA Charter Reform panel. What took so long? [https://thelareporter.la/p/lapd-is-finally-getting-taken-up-by-the-la-charter-reform-panel-what-took-so-long] — Elizabeth Chou * LA’s program that diverts mental health crisis calls away from police to expand | LAist [https://laist.com/news/health/la-program-that-diverts-mental-health-crisis-calls-away-from-police-to-expand] — LAist 5. [PDF] SmallBiz FAQ_Final - Department of Economic Opportunity [https://opportunity.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SmallBiz-FAQ_Final.pdf] Frequently Asked Questions PERMIT EXPRESS LA County SmallBiz LA County SmallBiz Permit Express is designed to support qualifying small businesses by providing expedited services for permits, entitlements, licenses, and inspections in Unincorporated LA County. This program aims to simplify and streamline the application process, making it easier and faster to obtain the necessary approvals needed… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

HUD Freezes LAHSA Funds as ULA Scrutiny Reopens — June 12, 2026

LAHSA faces a HUD funding freeze over alleged grant mismanagement, putting tens of millions for Los Angeles homelessness services at risk. Measure ULA’s thresholds and transaction effects add another accountability test for City Hall’s housing finance strategy. IN THIS EPISODE 1. HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/trump-admin-hud-halts-federal-homeless-dollars-to-lahsa-citing-mismanagement] — LAist # HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist Published: 2026-06-11T21:01:52.239000+00:00 Source: laist.com (laist.com) Language: en ## Story HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist Sponsored message Audience-funded nonprofit news Listen Next Up: 0:00 0:00 — See All… 2. Step Back — If HUD can freeze homelessness dollars over LAHSA mismanagement, who was supposed to be watching the money before it got that bad — LAHSA, the city, the county, or the mayor — and what power does anyone actually have to fix it? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Federal funding for LAHSA suspended over ‘failures’ – NBC Los Angeles [https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lahsa-homeless-funding-hud/3903074/] — Nbclosangeles * HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/trump-admin-hud-halts-federal-homeless-dollars-to-lahsa-citing-mismanagement] — LAist * LAHSA's federal funding at risk after homelessness agency blows audit deadline | LAist [https://laist.com/news/health/lahsa-federal-audit-deadline-hud-homeless-funds-los-angeles] — LAist * Top LA officials spar over who should oversee city’s homelessness spending: ‘LAHSA twilight zone’ | LAist [https://laist.com/news/top-la-officials-spar-over-who-should-oversee-citys-homelessness-spending-lahsa-twilight-zone] — LAist * LA homeless agency has ‘significant’ problem with inaccurate financial statements, auditors find | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-homeless-agency-financial-audit] — LAist * LA’s main homelessness agency is at risk of blowing federal audit deadline, auditor warns | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-homelessness-federal-audit-deadline] — LAist * Board Advances Motion to Address LAHSA's Failure to Pay Service Providers - Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath [https://lindseyhorvath.lacounty.gov/address-lahsa-failure-to-pay/] — Will Canavan * Key LA city leaders call for shifting homelessness spending away from LAHSA | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-city-leaders-call-for-shifting-homelessness-spending-away-from-lahsa] — LAist 3. Real Property Transfer Tax and Measure ULA FAQ | Los Angeles Office of Finance [https://finance.lacity.gov/faq/measure-ula] — Los Angeles Office of Finance   # Real Property Transfer Tax and Measure ULA FAQ Sales Price Calculate tax Tax Due **Note**:… 4. The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBhJDy8fRQI] # The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA ## UCLA Lewis Center 403 subscribers 4 likes ### Description 324 views Posted: 29 Apr 2025 Professor Michael Manville shares his recent research on whether Measure ULA has reduced higher-end real estate transactions in Los Angeles. Since Measure ULA was enacted, the odds of a Los Angeles property selling at a price above its tax threshold have fallen… 5. [PDF] Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs [https://unitedtohousela.com/app/uploads/2024/01/13-Permanent-Program-Guidelines-Master-Doc.pdf] — United to House LA Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs Drafted by Area Experts Throughout ULA Coalition January 2024 For general inquiries please contact: ●Joe Donlin, (joe@unitedtohousela.com); or ●Jackson Loop (jloop@scanph.org) INTRODUCTION Drafted by homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits, labor unions, and renters’ rights groups, Measure ULA will create an… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

Housing Reform Meets Inside Safe Accountability — June 11, 2026

Los Angeles homelessness policy and California housing reform are back in focus: Mayor Bass is pitching Inside Safe’s encampment-to-housing model, while Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 79 and related bills to speed homes near transit. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Inside Safe | Mayor Karen Bass [https://mayor.lacity.gov/InsideSafe] # Inside Safe Mayor Bass is moving Los Angeles forward with an urgent and strategic approach to confronting the homelessness crisis, which includes declaring a state of emergency, taking action to dramatically accelerate and lower the cost of building affordable and temporary housing, and moving to maximize the use of City-owned property for temporary and permanent housing. In order to… 2. Governor Newsom builds on this year's historic housing reforms ... [https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/10/governor-newsom-builds-on-this-years-historic-housing-reforms-signs-legislation-to-accelerate-housing-and-affordability] — California Governor  Official website of the State of California [CA.gov](https://www.ca.gov/) Resources for California [News](/newsroom/) Oct 10, 2025 # Governor Newsom builds on this year’s historic housing reforms, signs legislation to accelerate housing and affordability **What you need to know:** … Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].