First Social Bond Unlocks $220M for 1,500 Local Homes
Los Angeles, CA · September 10, 2026
Air conditioners are already humming along the boulevard this morning. Find shade where you can today, or hold out for the cooler evening air echoing off the Hollywood hills.
The Lead
The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency has issued its first social bond, unlocking $220 million in fresh capital to finance more than 1,500 income-restricted apartments across the region. The bond issuance, backed by Measure A revenue and awarded an AA rating by Fitch Ratings, targets a crucial gap in the market: shovel-ready developments that earned tax credits but stalled due to elevated interest rates and rising construction costs. By filling those final budget shortfalls, the agency will help push more than 20 developments into active construction, providing long-term homes for an estimated 4,000 working families, seniors, and unhoused residents. Groundbreakings begin across several neighborhoods next month, starting with a 121-unit development along Centinela Avenue in Inglewood.
Local Pulse
Metrolink Previews First Fare Changes In 13 Years Regional rail riders face modest single-ticket adjustments next month, though the five-dollar local day pass price remains locked.
Metro Approves Environmental Study For E Line Planners cleared a critical legal hurdle this week, advancing future light rail passenger service deeper into Southeast communities.
LADWP Crews Mobilize Under Triple-Digit Heat Utility teams are rotating through affected neighborhoods to repair localized transformer overloads triggered by heavy air conditioner demand.
Today's Outlook
- High 100°F · Low 75°F — Partly cloudy
- Stay hydrated and complete outdoor errands early before intense afternoon heat sets in.
What's On Around Town
Hollyhock House Tours Hollyhock House (4800 Hollywood Blvd), 11:00 AM–4:00 PM Self-guided walk through Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark hilltop olive grove estate.
LACMA Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries Los Angeles County Museum of Art (5905 Wilshire Blvd), 2:30–3:30 PM Docent-led exploration tracing cross-cultural artworks from the permanent collection.
Autry After Hours: Radio Players Autry Museum of the American West (4700 Western Heritage Way), 3:00–4:30 PM Vintage live radio dramas voiced by seasoned screen and voice actors.
Public Image Ltd The Belasco (1050 S Hill St), 7:00 PM John Lydon brings legendary post-punk energy downtown for one loud evening.
Ravel, Debussy & Saint-Saëns Hollywood Bowl, 8:00 PM Philippe Jordan conducts lush French masterworks beneath the evening stars.
Spotlight & Story
- Blessing of the Animals on Olvera Street
- When Olvera Street opened in 1930, civic booster Christine Sterling expanded an early pueblo livestock ritual to invite household pets across the basin. Every spring, hundreds of dogs, iguanas, and parakeets parade past the Pico House to receive a drop of holy water.
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