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Major landlord reaches $7M settlement with California, other states in alleged rent price scheme

Greystar is the largest landlord in the country and manages hundreds of rental properties in California, officials say.

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Newport Beach may dump state mandate as residents prep to vote on plan for far fewer housing units

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Ferries travel back and forth in Newport Beach.

How an overloaded homelessness system left this LA family living in their car

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A pair of arms with light skin tone wrap around a small boy with light skin tone, who holds in his hands two toy cars. They sit on a bench next to a woman with light skin tone.

How a retired construction worker finished Altadena’s first home on a lot burned by the Eaton Fire

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A family of three — including a father, mother and an adult son, all with medium skin tone — stand next to power tools and lumber outside their recently completed accessory dwelling unit on the lot of their home in Altadena.

LA County proposes major cuts to homeless services for next year. What we know so far

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Half a dozen large tents are set up on a city sidewalk. Taller buildings can be seen in the background.

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Judge rules LA broke state law by blocking affordable housing in the San Fernando Valley

The city’s attempt to retroactively block low-income apartments in a single-family neighborhood was illegal, according to a new ruling.
LA zoning commissioners recommend leaving single-family zones untouched

New rules will have to be approved by L.A. City Council members by February as the city faces a mandate to plan for more than 450,000 new homes by 2029.
Year-round emergency climate shelters could be coming to LA County

The shelters would be available 24/7 to protect unhoused people from heat waves, dry summers, and other extreme weather conditions.
Gov. Newsom has not solved California’s housing crisis. Three lessons for Kamala Harris

Gov. Gavin Newsom has fallen short on a similar campaign promise in California. What lessons can Harris learn?
Judge orders UCLA baseball stadium cordoned off as pressure increases on outside groups to leave VA campus

Judge David O. Carter called the plan UCLA brought back to him Wednesday night "inadequate." The fate of the Brentwood School and other VA campus leaseholders is still to come.
New California law gives tenants more time to respond to eviction notices

Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from 5, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will increase their costs.
It turns out most of LA’s ‘mansion tax’ money is not coming from mansions

Measure ULA applies to real estate selling for more than $5 million. So far, mansions account for less than half of revenue.
Norwalk mental hospital could soon get new housing under bill signed by Gov. Newsom

Metropolitan State Hospital has vacant buildings across its sprawling campus. Here are the plans to reopen them.
Newsom points finger at cities and counties for failing to get people off the street

Gov. Gavin Newsom says "time to do your job" to local officials. He deflected questions about where homeless Californians are supposed to go if their encampments get swept.
In a major shift, the US government explores giving renters cash, not vouchers

Federal housing vouchers are the largest rental aid program, but many landlords reject them. Experiments will test whether cash helps more people sign a lease.
Here are 4 ways the Federal Reserve's big rate cut could change the housing market

Here's a look at what the Federal Reserve's rate cut will mean for those looking to buy — or sell — a home.
After Newsom calls out Norwalk over homeless shelter ban, city extends it 10 months

State housing officials warned the city Monday that its policy violates state law. The five city council members voted unanimously Tuesday to extend it anyway, banning new permits for shelters, interim housing and supportive apartments for unhoused people.

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