Housing & Homelessness

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Internal audits help protect taxpayer money. LAHSA hasn’t finished any in years

LAHSA also has failed multiple external audits in recent years, which have found the agency has neglected to properly track spending meant to shelter and house people.

Homelessness rises in Long Beach for second year in a row

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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 vetoes bill for sober homeless housing

The bill by a San Francisco Democrat would have allowed some state-funded homeless housing projects to require sobriety.
LA takes up rent control reforms that could lower annual hikes. What you need to know

The discussions this week kicked off 380 days after a critical report came out. It's been 40 years since the formula that determines rent hikes in most L.A. apartments was last updated.
New California law restricts HOA fines to $100 per violation, giving homeowners a break

Millions of California residents could get a break if they violate HOA rules under a new state law that caps fees at $100, without late fees or accumulating penalties.
LA council members bypass strict labor standards for most fast-tracked affordable housing projects

Only high-rise developments would be required to hire union construction workers under plan advanced in committee this week.
LA’s regional homelessness agency hits pause on plans to reform internal audit unit

One LAHSA commissioner is ‘deeply disappointed’ with the delay.
LAHSA adopts conflict of interest policy after LAist exposes ethics gaps

The agency has been without a formal policy as it oversees hundreds of millions in contracts.
Why figuring out how many homes California needs is more art than science

56,000. 2.7 million. 840,000. Why is one of California’s most pressing policy problems so hard to measure?
Would California’s big new housing bill affect your LA neighborhood? Use this map to find out

If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, SB 79 will allow apartment buildings up to nine stories tall near major transit lines. Here’s how to find out if your block qualifies.
Homelessness is dropping in California counties. But funding cuts could derail that progress

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.
New California law gives LA-area fire victims up to a year of mortgage relief

Eligible homeowners are required to ask lenders for forbearance, which could be extended for up to a year.
LA officials to clear Sepulveda Basin homeless encampments

Mayor Bass says everyone in encampments needs to go, cites fire risks
LA agrees to pay nearly $5 million for big law firm in homelessness lawsuit

The city initially agreed to pay just $900,000 to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, but the budget was blown in the first few days.

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