Housing & Homelessness

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Most unhoused Angelenos say LA wildfires endangered their lives, study finds

21% of unhoused survey respondents said they were injured during 2025's wildfires

Key LA city leaders call for shifting homelessness spending away from LAHSA

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Cities scramble to comply with or fight major state housing law

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Vendors unsure about proposed high-rise above MacArthur Park/Westlake Metro station

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Homeless service cuts at risk due to payment delays at LAHSA, official warns

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LA’s old residential hotels keep people off the streets — but they’re in financial peril

Every L.A. building surveyed for a new report was operating at a loss. Here’s how experts say their finances could be fixed.

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Inside a secretive $27M property deal to add unhoused beds that’s now under federal investigation

The city- and state-backed deal banned the buyer from ever telling the public who was receiving the taxpayer funds, according to an LAist review of records.
LA nonprofit got over $100 million from taxpayers despite failing audit requirements

Weingart Center has been out of compliance for nearly four years, according to an LAist review. Audits found multiple failures to properly account for taxpayer money.
Major landlord reaches $7M settlement with California, other states in alleged rent price scheme

Greystar is the largest landlord in the country and manages hundreds of rental properties in California, officials say.

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Newport Beach may dump state mandate as residents prep to vote on plan for far fewer housing units

Critics say the current state-approved housing plan will make the city overcrowded.

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How an overloaded homelessness system left this LA family living in their car

L.A. County is proposing cuts to homeless services next year, at a time when families have already been struggling to find shelter. One family shares their story.

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How a retired construction worker finished Altadena’s first home on a lot burned by the Eaton Fire

Jose Rodriguez lost the garage home where his son lived. He wasn’t trying to be the first to rebuild. But his experience helped him earn that distinction.

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LA County proposes major cuts to homeless services for next year. What we know so far

The spending plan would gut prevention, outreach and supportive services to maintain temporary shelter beds and absorb rate increases previously covered by other funding sources.

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Contempt-of-court hearing begins in federal case over city of LA's homelessness response

The hearing was ordered by a federal judge overseeing a settlement in a lawsuit brought against the city by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights. It will resume Dec. 2.
A $6M grant aims to rebuild an Altadena bungalow court lost to the Eaton Fire

Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters.

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Mayor Bass asks banks to offer additional three years of mortgage relief to fire survivors

State law requires banks to offer one year of delayed mortgage payments. With that period coming to an end, Bass is asking banks to voluntarily extend relief.

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LA committee votes to explore canceling ‘mansion tax’ for Palisades homeowners

If the post-fire exemption goes through, homeowners selling properties worth more than $5.3 million would not be subject to the tax under Measure ULA.

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