LoGrande releases planning blueprint

Four months after he was hired, Planning Director Michael LoGrande has boiled down his new vision for the department to a simple mantra: Doing more with less.Daily News.

LoGrande has released a new document calling for changes that include streamlining the city permitting process, working better with neighborhood councils and improving community input.

"The Planning Department faces the challenge of doing more for Los Angeles, but with fewer resources," LoGrande said in the document.