“The Fashion District’s network of sewers, designers, dyers and small manufacturing facilities form a human supply chain that has powered Los Angeles’ fashion and creative industry for nearly a century. The industry is important not just to Southern California’s economy, but also to the fashion industry nationwide.”
- LA TIMES, MAY 2023
Press
LA’s garment workers and sustainable fashion brands have changed the conversation around the DTLA 2040 Community Plan and won considerable gains in their advocacy work. Here are some highlights.
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LA Times — The garment industry, excluded from downtown planning, finally gets to have its say
LA Times — L.A. adopts two big zoning plans for downtown and Hollywood
KCRW — LA garment workers helped shape future downtown development
Sourcing Journal / Yahoo — LA Fashion District’s Future Looks Brighter Following Amended DTLA 2040 Passage
LA Downtown News — LA City Hall can do one more thing to protect the garment industry
LA Times — City Hall weighs a trade-off in downtown: Housing vs. jobs
LA Downtown News — Moving Forward: City council committee approves Downtown Community Plan
Hispanic LA — Cuadernos de la Pandemia / Una amenaza constante no tan fashionista
The Real Deal — Garment Workers Lobby for Change in DTLA Housing Plan
LAist / KPCC — Can LA’s Fashion District Survive Downtown’s Housing Boom?
My News LA / City News Service — LA City Council Approves Community Plans for Hollywood, DTLA
Urbanize — L.A. City Council votes to adopt new community plans for DTLA and Hollywood
LAist — Garment workers fight to stay in the Fashion District
LA Daily News — Los Angeles City Council adopts growth plans for Hollywood and DTLA
Sourcing Journal — DTLA 2040 Plan Passes — With Caveats
LA Daily News — Proposals that will impact growth of Hollywood and DTLA head to LA City Council
Telemundo — Plan de zonificación preocupa a la industria de la costura en el centro de Los Ángeles
MSN — Garment, Hospitality workers win key vote at PLUM Committee for DTLA 2040 plan
Urbanize — Community plan updates move forward for Boyle Heights, DTLA, Hollywood
Sourcing Journal / WWD — Rezoning Proposal Puts Historic L.A. Fashion District in Peril
The Nation — LA's Zoning Plan Pits Garment Workers Against Developers