Renovation of a transportation facility in Ontario, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a transportation facility.

https://la.urbanize.city/post/weekly-headlines-december-6-2025 Dodger Stadium gondola re-approved, RIP Frank Gehry, and more L.A. real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from the past week December 06, 2025, 6:30AMSteven Sharp 11 Comments Gallery5 Advertisement A groundbreaking is scheduled for December 11 for the restoration of the Young Korean Academy campus in Exposition Park, a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and one of 180 Korean diaspora heritage sites slated for preservation by the Korean government. Located at 3421 South Catalina Street, the former Hung Sa Dahn headquarters served as a hub for Korean independence activists from 1929 to 1979. The project calls for rehabilitating the site’s mid-century buildings into spaces for exhibits, reflection, and community gatherings. Plans also call for a new elevator linking the main structures, a converted catering kitchen, redesigned multipurpose rooms, and outdoor areas featuring traditional Korean landscaping and a “Wall of Remembrance.” Young Korean Academy campus in Expo Park Page & Turnbull The latest Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast from USC’s Lusk Center projects that rents will continue rising across Southern California through 2027, with construction still far from meeting regional demand. The annual report, which tracks multifamily rents and vacancies in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Ventura counties, as well as in the Inland Empire, warns that slow housing production will help keep affordability out of reach for many renters. Los Angeles County remains the region’s slowest-growing rental market, with rent growth expected to hover near 0.6 percent annually. In contrast, Orange County is set to remain the most expensive, with rents climbing roughly 2.5 percent per year. San Diego stands out as the most responsive market, where years of steady construction have kept rents relatively stable. Ventura County remains high-cost with little new supply, and the Inland Empire, though still the most affordable, is projected to see faster rent gains as new construction slows. Here's what we're reading this week: Aerial view of proposed gondolaLos Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Metro votes to approve Dodger Stadium gondola project despite protests "The Los Angeles City Council will consider whether to approve the gondola project. The council is unlikely to take up a potential vote until late next year." (LA Times) SBCTA Could Finally End One of the Country’s Worst Zombie Projects: The ONT Connector "The ONT Connector project is/was first proposed by Elon Musk in 2019 to connect Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink/Future Brightline West Station and ONT Airport via a tunnel for autonomous underground vehicles." (Streetsblog LA) Robert Silverstein, who fought City Hall over Hollywood development and won, dies at 57 "The lawyer’s aggressive advocacy spurred the city’s planning department to become more exacting when reviewing real estate projects." (LA Times) Walt Disney Concert Hall From Wikimedia Commons Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.’s urban landscape, dies at 96 "In the architect’s finest work, proportion as well as attention to light and shadow are expertly handled, taking advantage of skills honed over many decades. His most memorable rooms are as carefully and intelligently put together — and in their charismatic and forward-looking energy, as quintessentially American — as the most fluid descriptive prose by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the most freewheeling artwork by Robert Rauschenberg or the most stirring fanfare by Aaron Copland." (LA Times) Could Cities Partner With Guerilla Urbanists For Safer Streets? "Los Angeles failed to eliminate traffic fatalities, so Angelenos are taking Vision Zero into their own hands – one bucket of paint at a time." (Next City) Women's World Cup could come to LA in 2031 "The U.S. Soccer Federation submitted a joint bid with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica. It was the only bid that made the deadline." (LAist) State Route 2 Multimodal ProjectCaltrans Eyes on the Street: Caltrans Sidewalk Work on Alvarado "Caltrans $70M State Route 2 Multimodal Project is rehabbing and improving 5 miles of Santa Monica Blvd, Alvarado St., and Glendale Blvd." (Streetsblog LA) Glendale Community Pushes Back on Housing Project Plan "The proposed five-story development on the 1.08-acre site at 2413 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, at the northwest corner of Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, seeks to provide 80 apartment rental homes, including 39 one-bedroom, 21 two-bedroom, and 20 three-bedroom units, with one two-bedroom reserved for an onsite community manager and 25 units designated for Transition-Aged Youth (TAY), ages 18 to 24." (GNP) Metro advances water taxi plan for 2028 Olympic Games "Metro's board has for months been considering investing in a service to ferry spectators along the harbor for the Olympics, positioning it as a way to reduce traffic and increase access to the Games in the South Bay. Long Beach will host more than a dozen Olympic and Paralympic competitions." (LAist) LA starts SB 79 mapping, explores delays and local implementation options "With SB 79 set to allow more density within a half-mile of major transit stops, LA has begun mapping where it applies." (Daily news) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) seeks proposals from qualified firms to design and build a comprehensive Public Address System (PAS) / Terminal Paging System (TPS) / Emergency Communication System (ECS) that meets the communication needs of the airport's operations and enhances passenger experience. The new system should enable reliable and clear communication throughout the terminals, ensuring timely information dissemination regarding flight updates, security announcements, emergency procedures, and general airport services. The project encompasses the design, installation, testing, commissioning, and training associated with the new system. Some of the key issues with the old system that need to be addressed with the new system include the high operating voltage of the old loudspeaker system and the need to transition to the Dante audio protocol, replacing the existing Cobranet protocol utilized by the legacy AtlasIED system. Copy of successful Proposer's City of Ontario Business License Please confirm that you will provide a copy of your City of Ontario Business License and/or confirmation response prior to Award of Contract and/or Commencement of Work. OIAA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals; to waive any informality in the proposals when doing so would be to the advantage of OIAA; to reject any unapproved alternative proposal(s); and to reject the proposal of any proposer who has previously failed to perform competently in any prior business relations with the OIAA. The receipt of proposals shall not in any way obligate the OIAA to enter into any agreement or any other contract of any kind with any prospective Proposer. The OIAA is the sole judge of the merits of the respective proposals received and reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, reissue the proposal, perform the work in-house, or maintain the operation with existing contracts. Question Deadline date Changed from 09/26/2025 to 10/17/2025 as per Addendum 7