The growing disconnect between the workers and manufacturers that produce goods in the U.S. and the decision-makers who govern has put an iconic slice of American industry in jeopardy.
, like fabric and garment production, as well as warehousing, offices and other job-generating businesses. Residential use is permitted only within existing buildings situated on the western side, and not at all in the eastern zones where heavier industrial activity takes place.courtesy of the Garment Workers Center
Both “a historic and an active ecosystem for the U.S. garment industry,” Downtown L.A. is “the capital of garment production in the U.S.,” according to Marissa Nuncio, director of regional worker rights group the Garment Worker Center . The Fashion District is responsible for about 83 percent of the country’s apparel production, far outpacing its better-known sister district in New York. As of 2019, L.A. housed 58 percent of all registered fashion contractors in the U.S., city data shows.
Nuncio believes the proposal to augment the Fashion District’s housing capacity isn’t nearly nuanced enough. “To the extent that this plan would include housing development, our position is that we need to be very protective” of existing industry, as L.A.’s designations for affordable housing have proven beyond reach for most garment workers. “The housing that has so far been developed [within the District] is often market- or luxury-rate, and not affordable to our members,” Nuncio added.
By contrast, the city’s proposal stipulates that only about 12 percent of new development must be dedicated to manufacturing, setting the stage for competitors to begin pricing out long-standing businesses benefiting from the current zoning, Takako Farr said. “L.A. City Planning had done a lot of outreach to property owners and landlords while developing the first draft of this plan,” but has largely neglected to consider employers or their workforces, she added.
“The Fashion District has been the engine for garment production in L.A. for years, and this plan is going to impact thousands of us,” Mancilla added. “The consequences will be grave” for the area’s workers, many of whom have been a part of the industry for decades, he believes. “We need support from our council members. We need their votes so that we can make changes to this plan and allow garment work to stay.
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