Housing & Homelessness

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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Single-family housing landlord agrees to pay California cities $20M over unpermitted work claims

Invitation Homes buys, renovates and rents out suburban houses. A lawsuit claims many SoCal renovations were not permitted. The company settled but maintains there was no wrongdoing.
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The Antelope Valley has seen a worrisome rise in homelessness. Most are living unsheltered in inhospitable conditions.
Has homelessness changed in your neighborhood since Mayor Bass took office?

As homelessness continues to be a top concern for Angelenos, LAist wants to hear from you. Tell us what’s shifted — or not — in your neighborhood.
A California medical group treats only unhoused patients — and makes money doing it

These doctors, nurses, and social workers are fanning out on the streets of Los Angeles to provide health care and social services to homeless people
California passed a law to fix unsafe homeless shelters. Cities and counties are ignoring it

The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that’s full of problems — and lacking accountability.
LA County leaders vote to give renters free eviction attorneys, a first in SoCal

The proposed Right To Counsel program would give low-income renters in unincorporated L.A. County a free eviction attorney starting next year.
Could union labor mandates on construction projects mean less affordable housing?

If passed, the measure would leave most developers little choice — work with labor unions or miss out on hundreds of millions in funding.
Judge finds illegal discrimination blocks some disabled veterans from housing at West LA VA campus

Judge David O. Carter says he’ll rule in the future on what changes will have to be made.
New lawsuit aims to stop LA leaders from further ‘thwarting’ Venice homeless housing project

The suit alleges two top city elected officials have covertly and illegally thwarted a housing proposal for a city-owned lot that’s 800 feet from the beach in Venice. The officials, including the L.A. city attorney, did not have comment.
LA City Attorney sues Airbnb influencer who allegedly listed rent-controlled apartments illegally

City officials say Vladyslav Yurov and his alleged associates made more than $4 million renting out properties they didn’t own.
After latest homeless count, officials cheered progress. But for many unhoused Latinos little has changed

The results of the recent homeless count showed fewer unhoused people sleeping outdoors in L.A. But for unhoused Latinos, the region's largest unhoused population, finding solutions remains a challenge.
6 myths about homelessness in California

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around out there about homelessness in California. We use data to dispel several common myths.

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