Housing & Homelessness

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Homelessness rises in Long Beach for second year in a row

The city reported a 3.7% increase in Long Beach’s homeless population in spite of its investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in shelter beds and programs.

SoCal cities made landlords pay when rent hikes pushed out tenants. Then courts stepped in

A "for rent" sign hangs near a discarded mattresses outside an apartment building in the city of Los Angeles.

In failing to plan for new housing, Costa Mesa finds itself in state’s legal crosshairs

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LA used to jail people for sleeping on the street. A case changed the city’s lens on homelessness

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Newsom signs law to reduce costs of building affordable housing

Morning sun hits a construction site of a new residential housing project.

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Their town burned to the ground. Should Altadena get a pass from California’s new housing laws?

A bill to shield Altadena from two density-boosting housing laws is meant to let the town rebuild on its own terms.
LA City Council shelves ballot measure to cancel the ‘mansion tax’ on new apartments

The city’s voters almost got a chance to roll back the tax in November. But council leaders decided to pull the measure at the last minute.

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Skid Row's murder rate is 17 times higher than LA overall. Would clearing encampments change that?

Data from LAPD show fatal shootings involving unhoused victims are clustered around encampments in Skid Row. Experts are divided on how to reduce those killings.

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LA County takes control of its homeless spending from LAHSA

The change comes in response to audits finding LAHSA failed to properly oversee spending. County officials promise the new approach will be faster and more accountable.
LA’s lead homelessness agency sues HUD, challenging suspension of funds

LAHSA is fighting a Trump administration freeze on federal grant activity.
Measure to kill LA’s ‘mansion tax’ won’t be on November ballot after all

Initiative backers agreed to pull their measure after state lawmakers gave them a last-minute deal. Where do efforts to reform Measure ULA go from here?

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Facing a federal funding freeze, LA's homeless agency moves to fight HUD in court

HUD suspended LAHSA from federal grant activity, putting ten of millions in limbo.

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What is the California Legislature doing about homelessness this year? These are the bills to watch

Bills moving through the California Legislature this year address state-funded sober housing, parked RVs and homelessness prevention.
Irvine breaks ground on a massive Gateway Village to build hundreds of new homes

The first model homes are expected to open next summer, according to city officials.
Trump is pushing to institutionalize unhoused people. That may include veterans

A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for unhoused people; the VA denies that would include unhoused vets.

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Trump renews push to shift homelessness funding. What’s at stake

The Trump administration wants to shift more money to homeless shelters that require sobriety, a change that would disrupt California's "housing-first" policies.
Trump cancels plans to sign housing bill, in latest sign of tension with his party

The decision comes at a moment when Trump and some Republicans are split over what GOP priorities should be ahead of the midterm elections.

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