Daily Los Angeles Newsletter November 11, 2025

📰 What Happened: Located at 401 Rosecrans Avenue, Highrose El Porto is a new multifamily project featuring 79 apartments above a 127-car subterranean garage. Despite initial opposition and appeals, the project moved forward after a developer lawsuit and pressure from state housing officials. Six units are designated for very low-income households.

🔍 A Closer Look: Designed by BSB Design, the four-story building will offer studio to three-bedroom apartments, a swimming pool, and multiple terrace decks. The project utilized density bonus incentives, allowing for a larger development than typical zoning permits in Manhattan Beach. This approach, common in other Los Angeles County areas, initially faced community pushback.

🧠 Why It Matters: The Highrose El Porto project highlights the challenges and potential of urban development in suburban areas. By utilizing density bonuses for affordable housing, it addresses local housing shortages while navigating complex approval processes. This case underscores the ongoing balancing act between development, community concerns, and regulatory requirements.

Another Dodger season ends in victory, but anyone who’s ever tried to get to or from a game knows there’s still one challenge left to solve: traffic.

Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART) is a proposed zero-emissions gondola connecting Union Station to Dodger Stadium. It could take up to 3,000 cars off the road before and after games, reducing congestion, improving air quality, and giving fans a faster, smoother ride to the ballpark.

The best part? Rides would be free for Dodger fans heading to the game!

Send a pre-filled letter to your elected officials today to enjoy a faster, cleaner, stress-free ballgame.