Mayor releases new building permit program
The $450 million expansion of Westfield Topanga mall could be the first major test of Los Angeles' newly streamlined permitting system - a program that officials hope will stimulate economic development and job growth.Gregory J. Wilcox in the Daily News.
During a press conference Tuesday at Farmers Insurance in Woodland Hills, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled details of the Strategic Development Plan, which includes staffing a single office with representatives of five separate permitting agencies.
"Their job is to make it easier for business to operate in our city," Villaraigosa said. "The red tape was really difficult to navigate."
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