Housing & Homelessness

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Nonprofit to close South LA ‘safe sleep’ site this week, citing insufficient funding

The Lincoln Safe Sleep Village is set to close Saturday. The site provided unhoused people with tents, meals, bathrooms and security.

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LA County considers plans to remove unhoused people and clear encampments around Olympic venues

An aerial view of audience stands and a grassy field. Buildings are in the distance behind the arena.

Shirley Raines, founder of LA nonprofit Beauty 2 the Streetz, has died

Shirley Raines posing in front of a colorful "TikTok House Party" step-and-repeat backdrop. She is wearing a vibrant, black blazer dress covered in eclectic, neon-colored patches and graphic prints. She has her hand on her hip and is looking directly at the camera with a confident smile.

LA-area hotline gets thousands of calls during winter storms, but can offer few shelter resources

A man in a wheelchair is tucked next to the side of a building, seeking shelter from rain falling on the city in front of him. A few people can be seen walking down the sidewalk with umbrellas and rain coats.

California bill seeks to set new standards for cleaning homes after toxic fires

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A dark layer of ash from the Eaton Fire is visible on a windowsill that held potted plants. Health officials have said this ash potentially contains lead, asbestos and arsenic.

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LA County preps for possible major cuts to housing, homelessness funding after meeting with Trump appointee

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LA mayor bans duplexes in Palisades burn zone after getting permission from governor

Following uproar from homeowners and local elected leaders, a state law allowing denser housing in single-family areas will no longer apply to the Pacific Palisades.
The amount LA landlords can raise your rent goes down slightly in August

Starting Aug. 1, a state rent control law will limit annual increases to 8%. The region’s ceiling on rent hikes has been 8.9% over the last year.
Newsom plans to let LA suspend duplex projects in fire burn zones

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LA officials push back deadline on report to study exiting top homeless agency

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LA’s new top homelessness official draws support and concerns about prosecutor past

A former L.A. city prosecutor will run region’s homeless services agency. Critics say she has pursued policies that criminalize homelessness.
LA's population of unhoused older adults is growing while services are being cut

Organizations that serve older adults are pulling back on services because of budget shortfalls while bracing for the effects of cuts to Medicaid.
Trump’s crackdown on homelessness: What does it mean for California?

Trump’s call to enforce bans on encampments echoes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policy. But the president wants to upend two other core tenants of California’s homelessness response.
LA housing vouchers will soon cover less rent. City officials blame Trump funding cuts

Starting Aug. 1, the city will decrease rent subsidies for its federally funded Section 8 housing vouchers, leaving 60,000 households stuck with fewer places to go.
LA County braces for potentially massive financial blow as Trump tries to crack down on homelessness

The federal government is waging an "all out assault" on funding and services for L.A. County’s most vulnerable residents, a top homelessness official said Thursday.

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