Methodology of the Center for Pacific Urbanism

In 2020, Pacific Urbanism, a community serving enterprise that specializes in policy research and evaluation, data modeling, and community building, launched the Center for Pacific Urbanism, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable research organization guided by the principles of social equity, environmental justice, and community economic development. 

The focus of the Center is the assembly, analysis, and dissemination of empirical data related to demographics, land use, economics, transportation, housing and homelessness, energy, water, and the environment. Our five main objectives are

  1. The community driven supply, maintenance, and governance of the built environment and essential infrastructure,

  2. Analysis of empirical data germane to our guiding principles,

  3. Public education in regards to observed trends in the areas of focus,

  4. Policy evaluation

  5. A paradigmatic shift in industry, government, and academia towards community economic development. 

The data presented in the Center’s research and publications are sourced from several publicly available datasets and supplemented by interviews and public comments where appropriate. The following is a compilation of publications and presentations recently conducted by the Center for the purposes of advancing the five main objectives, as well as citations for the datasets used:

 
 

Housing Stock 1804-2016

 
 
 

Office of the Assessor, Los Angeles County (2016). Tax Roll. Retrieved from https://egis3.lacounty.gov/dataportal/2017/12/12/assessor-parcels-2016-tax-roll/

 

DWELLING UNIT PRODUCTION

City of Los Angeles. (2019). Demolition Permits. Retrieved from https://data.lacity.org/A-Prosperous-City/Building-Permits/nbyu-2ha9

City of Los Angeles. (2019). Certificates of Occupancy. Retrieved from https://data.lacity.org/A-Safe-City/Building-andSafety-Certificate-of-Occupancy/3f9m-afei

Steven Manson, Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Tracy Kugler, and Steven Ruggles. (2021) IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System. Retrieved from https://data2.nhgis.org/main

CENSUS DATA TRENDS

United States Census Bureau. (1960) 1960 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

United States Census Bureau. (1970) 1970 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

United States Census Bureau. (1980) 1980 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

United States Census Bureau. (1990) 1990 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

United States Census Bureau. (2000) 2000 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

United States Census Bureau. (2010) 2010 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

United States Census Bureau. (2021) 2020 US Census Bureau Decennial Census. Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced

POPULATION BY RACE

Steven Manson, Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Tracy Kugler, and Steven Ruggles. (2021) IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System. Retrieved from https://data2.nhgis.org/main

HOMELESSNESS

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (2015). 2015 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Retrieved from https://www.lahsa.org/homeless-count/

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (2016). 2016 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Retrieved from https://www.lahsa.org/homeless-count/

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (2017). 2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Retrieved from https://www.lahsa.org/homeless-count/

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (2018). 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Retrieved from https://www.lahsa.org/homeless-count/

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (2019). 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Retrieved from https://www.lahsa.org/homeless-count/

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. (2020). 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Retrieved from https://www.lahsa.org/homeless-count/

SUBSIDIZED LOW INCOME HOUSING INVENTORY

 
 

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. (2019). Multifamily Housing Projects. Retrieved from https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/projects.asp 

California Department of Housing and Community Development. (2018). 

Affordable Rental Housing in Los Angeles County. Retrieved from https://www.hcd.ca.gov/about/contact/affordable-housing-rental-directory/index.shtml

California Housing Partnership Corporation. (2018). Los Angeles County Annual Affordable Housing Outcomes Report. 

California Housing Partnership Corporation. (2019). California's Affordable Rental Homes At-Risk. 

City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning Policy Division. (2017). Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance. 

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. (2020). HACLA Asset Management Residential Properties. Retrieved from https://home.hacla.org/amportfolio 

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. (2020). HACLA Asset Management Senior Residential Properties. Retrieved from https://home.hacla.org/amportfolio 

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. (2020). Public Housing Sites Statistics & Demographics Overview. 

Los Angeles City Controller. (2017). Affordable Housing Monitoring Data. Retrieved from https://controllerdata.lacity.org/Audits-and-Reports/Affordable-Housing-Monitoring-Data/5gc4-smjq

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. (2017). Housing Developments Funded Under Special Needs Housing Program. Retrieved from https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/housing/mhsa/special-needs/ 

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. (2017). Housing Developments Funded Under the MHSA Housing Program. Retrieved from https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/housing/mhsa/special-needs/ 

Los Angeles County Development Authority. (2017). Public and Affordable Housing. Retrieved from https://wwwb.lacda.org/public-housing/public-and-multi-family-housing-sites

Los Angeles County Development Authority. (2020). Housing Authority Profile. Retrieved from https://pic.hud.gov/pic/haprofiles/haprofilelist.asp 

Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center. (2018). A Web Based Housing Information Center for Los Angeles County.

SURVEYLA SPATIAL ANALYSIS

 
 

City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning & Office of Historic Resources. (2015). Historic Resource Survey Report: Venice Community Plan Area. Retrieved from https://planning.lacity.org/preservation-design/survey-la-results-venice

 
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