Housing & Homelessness

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Nonprofit to close South LA ‘safe sleep’ site this week, citing insufficient funding

The Lincoln Safe Sleep Village is set to close Saturday. The site provided unhoused people with tents, meals, bathrooms and security.

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LA County considers plans to remove unhoused people and clear encampments around Olympic venues

An aerial view of audience stands and a grassy field. Buildings are in the distance behind the arena.

Shirley Raines, founder of LA nonprofit Beauty 2 the Streetz, has died

Shirley Raines posing in front of a colorful "TikTok House Party" step-and-repeat backdrop. She is wearing a vibrant, black blazer dress covered in eclectic, neon-colored patches and graphic prints. She has her hand on her hip and is looking directly at the camera with a confident smile.

LA-area hotline gets thousands of calls during winter storms, but can offer few shelter resources

A man in a wheelchair is tucked next to the side of a building, seeking shelter from rain falling on the city in front of him. A few people can be seen walking down the sidewalk with umbrellas and rain coats.

California bill seeks to set new standards for cleaning homes after toxic fires

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A dark layer of ash from the Eaton Fire is visible on a windowsill that held potted plants. Health officials have said this ash potentially contains lead, asbestos and arsenic.

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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.

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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.
LA can rein in illegal short-term rentals, says longtime Airbnb watcher

With the Olympics approaching and housing in short supply after recent fires, the city is moving to crack down on illegal rentals.
Here’s how low-income fire survivors in LA can apply for priority housing vouchers

Federal officials are letting LA County fast-track housing vouchers for 50 low-income households displaced by January’s fires. What you need to know to apply.
Thousands of complaints, 4 citations: Audit finds LA’s tenant harassment law is rarely enforced

A survey by the L.A. City Controller’s Office found 72% of tenants said landlord harassment continued after the city closed its case.
New foundation led by Altadena residents launches with $55 million to help community rebuild

Board members of the Altadena Builds Back Foundation include those who lost homes in the Eaton Fire.
LA County to strip hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from homelessness agency

The homelessness agency known as LAHSA has been criticized for failing to account for its use of taxpayers' money.
LA passes ‘Right to Counsel’ law, but many tenants facing eviction won’t get a lawyer yet

Advocates cheered the City Council vote, but said it will be years before every low-income renter in L.A. gets a free eviction attorney.
5 takeaways from the scathing federal court hearing on LA's homeless services agency

The Board of Supervisors weighs in and changes the fate of the beleaguered Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency, or LAHSA.

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