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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Homeless-related arrests, citations soared in LA and other California cities after Supreme Court case

In major cities and more rural areas, arrests and citations rose in the months following last summer’s Supreme Court decision. In some places, officials insist the events are unrelated.
Federal judge finds LA failed to create enough shelter for unhoused people as required in agreement

Federal judge orders stepped up monitoring and criticizes city officials for failures that "undermined public trust."
LA County leaders vote to extend housing price-gouging protections for another month

An order against hiking rents more than 10% after January’s wildfires was set to expire on July 1. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to extend it until July 31.
Palm Springs payment lag reveals hurdles in California’s racial justice efforts

More than six months after Palm Springs approved a $5.9 million settlement for Black and Latino families displaced from Section 14, survivors are still waiting for payments.
Help for LA renters facing eviction at risk as city attorney refuses to sign contract

Renters have been getting legal aid and rent relief through Stay Housed L.A. for years. If Hydee Feldstein Soto lets the city’s contract lapse, those services could end June 30.
ICE raids lead to another crisis for immigrant workers and families: How to pay rent

Two-thirds of undocumented households were already burdened by L.A. housing costs. With breadwinners locked up and workplaces closed, paying rent is only getting harder.
Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Republicans have questions

The program had helped more than 1,800 veterans in California. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

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A judge is deciding whether to seize control of LA homeless spending. 5 things to know

Recent court drama follows five years of disputes between the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights and the city.

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California files post-LA fires price-gouging case against Beverly Hills landlord

The defendant faces two misdemeanor counts for allegedly advertising, listing and eventually renting two properties at a cost that exceeds the limit set by the state.
Homelessness is top of mind for many Californians. Why does the proposed budget eliminate funding for it?

California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

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Altadena residents can now use LA County-approved blueprints to rebuild homes

Two nonprofits unite to offer fire-resistant designs and help people in Altadena bypass certain permitting and building hurdles.

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