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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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.
Sales taxes will rise across LA County today as Measure A kicks in

The ordinance is expected to generate more than $1 billion a year for homeless services and affordable housing.
Facing a budget deficit, LA County slashes funds for program that gets unhoused people jobs

The new county homelessness budget includes massive cuts to the LA:RISE workforce development program.
BYO-fridge? New bill aims to ban LA’s refrigerator-less apartments

Why do so many L.A. landlords make renters bring their own refrigerators? An Inglewood state assemblymember is seeking to stop the practice.
As developers swoop in post LA fires, one nonprofit offers an alternative to Altadena sellers

The Pasadena-based Greenline Housing Foundation is the first community organization to close on an Eaton Fire lot.
These Altadenans want everyone to know their homes are not for sale

Eaton Fire survivors gather for food supplies and community building at an “Altadena Not For Sale” rally on Saturday
Hermosa Beach expands camping ban to all public areas

The mayor cited a recent Supreme Court decision in a major homelessness case.

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