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

Changes would come in the upcoming fiscal year, if recommendations from the City Council homelessness committee are adopted by the full council.

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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Dozens who lived in encampments along 110 Freeway are now in housing

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LA eviction lawyer charged over filing that contained fake case law, sparking AI debate

Dennis Block submitted a filing in eviction court that a judge called “fabricated.” He’s now facing potential discipline from the California State Bar.

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California and other states sue Trump administration over housing discrimination rules

The dispute focuses on who landlords should be allowed to discriminate against.

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Worried big property owners buy too many homes? LA to assess 'monopolization' of housing stock

City Council to study harms to prospective homeowners study released in October that found large landlords owned a growing share of L.A. properties.
Airbnb says more short-term rentals ahead of World Cup and Olympics will boost LA’s budget

Stricter enforcement could bring in millions as Olympics approach, housing advocates counter.
LA City Council votes to award $107M tenant aid contract despite city attorney opposition

Eviction defense for tenants at risk of homelessness was set to end March 31 if the city didn’t award a new contract.

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One setback is holding up 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground in CA

Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report.
LA County approves 88-condo project in Windsor Hills despite concerns from locals

The five-story project, dubbed The View, would nest into the hillside between Overhill Drive and La Brea Avenue, south of Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area.
Outreach team hits Eastside streets with health kits and housing referrals for unhoused residents

The team, made up of three people, is part of a year-long program under LA Councilmember Ysabel Jurado.
LA officials and LAHSA trade blame as homeless service providers await millions in late payments

L.A.'s regional homeless agency is behind on paying contracts. The city of L.A. and L.A. County want to know why.
Their mobile homes burned down in the Palisades Fire. Now the property is quietly up for sale

The Palisades Bowl was a rare affordable spot in the area. As sellers pitch the property as a “blank canvas" for developers, those displaced wonder if they'll ever go home.

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LA city leaders weigh pulling homelessness funds from LAHSA. About $300 million is on the line

Shifting to city control would likely take a year and a half, officials said. Mayor Bass is urging them not to pull funding without a plan in place.
LA County expands parking restrictions for RVs and large vehicles in unincorporated communities

More than a dozen unincorporated areas are included in the ordinance, including East Los Angeles and Rancho Dominguez.

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