Housing & Homelessness

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

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Ferries travel back and forth in Newport Beach.

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

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A pair of arms with light skin tone wrap around a small boy with light skin tone, who holds in his hands two toy cars. They sit on a bench next to a woman with light skin tone.

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

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A family of three — including a father, mother and an adult son, all with medium skin tone — stand next to power tools and lumber outside their recently completed accessory dwelling unit on the lot of their home in Altadena.

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

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Half a dozen large tents are set up on a city sidewalk. Taller buildings can be seen in the background.

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LA homeless agency refuses to release records on $800,000 in payouts for wrongful termination claims

The government agency known as LAHSA settled wrongful termination claims with two former executives of the agency last month and is alleging the public cannot see the records. “That is something the public absolutely has the right to know,” said public records attorney David Loy.
LA County supervisors approve more cuts to homelessness programs

The county will fund homeless prevention at 25% of last year's levels.
Help shape LA County's new homelessness department

Officials are asking what qualifications you think the department's leader should have.
Study finds LA would have more affordable housing if ‘mansion tax’ did not apply to new apartments

UCLA and Rand researchers say Measure ULA has decreased new apartment development, including some units that would have gone to low-income renters.
Angelenos in unstable housing more likely to shelter wildfire evacuees, according to survey

A new USC survey finds people worried about losing their housing opened their doors to fire victims at higher rates than Angelenos with stable housing.
5 key moments leading up to LA homelessness leader’s resignation

How did L.A. County get to the stage that Va Lecia Adams Kellum, the top executive at homelessness agency LAHSA, is resigning at a critical moment for funding local services?
Rebuild or leave? In Altadena’s Black community, a family grapples with their future after the Eaton Fire

A recent UCLA report found that Black Altadena residents were disproportionately affected by the Eaton Fire. What will one family decide to do next?
LA City Council votes to explore pulling its funding from beleaguered homelessness agency

After L.A. County decided to withdraw its funding last week, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said “LAHSA is effectively ended.”
Federal task force to investigate potential fraud and misuse of homelessness funding

The task force will target federal dollars set aside for homelessness in seven SoCal counties.
This LA County program can prevent homelessness — if it can convince people it’s not a scam

Despite being offered help with rent, debt and medical care, nearly half the people contacted by a county homelessness prevention program never call back.
Could 800 homes be headed for this coastal stretch of Huntington Beach?

The stretch of seaside Orange County has been the site of oil production for nearly 100 years. But the oil company that owns it wants to redevelop the land for housing, a hotel and other commercial uses.
Head of LA homeless services resigns days after county votes to pull $350M from troubled agency

Va Lecia Adams Kellum’s departure from LAHSA comes after L.A. County leaders voted to pull hundreds of millions of dollars from the agency’s budget.

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