Los Angeles real estate gets greener, cleaner
Southern California and Los Angeles are one of the major hub centers for business in America. The first issue with people living in a business community is the quality of life. As Los Angeles has cleaned up its act in terms of the environment this means a better life for commercial, business and the industrial work forces. The reports come in from our news disclosure resources that further clean the air and green environment laws will be in place for Southern California.
New Laws
As the new changes in environmental laws take place this will directly affect new business growth, new investments in Los Angeles and real estate prices, home sales and more people buying a house in California. There was a swing recently that more people were leaving the state but the weather, scenery, ocean than the views will always attract businesses, investors and new home buyers. The news that the environment smog issues that once plagued Los Angeles are being corrected will help the local economy.
On Earth Day Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed a new law that will make Los Angeles the largest city in the United States to impose "green" standards on builders of residential and commercial properties.
The new ordinance will effectively slash carbon emissions by nearly 100,000 tons over the next few years. Developers claim that the requirements will not add up to a financial strain. Yet critics argue that the requirements aren't strict enough. An ordinance being voted on in San Francisco would encompass far more properties in that city and lead to an even more drastic decrease in emissions. Recently Richard Ludt, administrator of Interior Removal Specialist told the city council, "We need lower thresholds to make a real, measurable change."
In the face of everything Villaraigosa and supporters believe that an important goal has been achieved and that the law is simply in its infancy, with room to grow once it begins to take effect. After six months, evaluations will be made to see if higher standards, like the ones in San Francisco, should be adopted.
Villaraigosa sees Los Angeles as a city on a hill that will set an environmentally friendly standard for many to follow. "The world," he said, "is following in our footsteps."