Proposition U

Proposition U was a ballot initiative for the city of Los Angeles. Proposed by Zev Yaroslavsky, Joel Wachs,[1] and Marvin Braude, and placed on the ballot in November 1986, Prop. U aimed to slow development in the city. Voters approved Prop. U by a 2-1 margin. The passage of the ballot initiative halved the allowable residential density throughout much of Los Angeles.[2]

  1. ^ Richard Simon (March 25, 1987). "Wachs Makes Transition From Chic to Down-Home". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Severen, Christopher (2023). "Commuting, Labor, and Housing Market Effects of Mass Transportation: Welfare and Identification" (PDF). Review of Economics and Statistics. 105 (5): 1073–1091. doi:10.1162/rest_a_01100. ISSN 0034-6535.