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Cities are cracking down on homeless encampments after a recent state Supreme Court decision gave them the greenlight to do so.
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Executives with potential conflicts of interest will no longer appear on the signature lines of contracts, the L.A. homelessness services agency says. The change to LAHSA procedures was outlined after LAist found the CEO signed a $2.1 million contract with her husband’s employer.
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More than 90,000 L.A. County households rely on the Housing Choice Voucher program, or Section 8, to afford housing in the private market.
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The new guidance contradicts earlier statements from a city official who said tenants were on the hook for post-fire decontamination inside their own units.
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One shelter resident says people have more rights in a jail than in a homeless shelter. And internal records show the vast majority of residents stay homeless — and the shelters are often a mess.
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A passel of recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. According to YIMBY Law, they haven’t even come close.
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Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.
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In the run-up to the 2028 Olympics, some city leaders say development barriers need to be removed. But opponents say the damage to communities could be long-lasting.
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Officials report that people who signed up to volunteer didn't show as well as technical issues with an app after the final night of the annual effort to count the region's unhoused population.
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L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger responded to an LAist investigation that found LAHSA CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum signed a $2.1 million contract with her husband’s employer.
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The ruling says city officials cited no evidence that homeless shelters and other types of housing posed an immediate threat to public safety.
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The nascent Altadena Tenants Union has become a magnet for renters who’ve faced displacement, rent hikes and lease terminations in the wake of the fires.
