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One housing expert says the new changes leave a successful program “functionally gutted.”
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Homelessness remains high despite record housing placements, officials say, because L.A.’s affordable housing crisis keeps pushing more people onto the streets.
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The California security deposit law, which takes effect this July 1, limits the amount of money that landlords can require as a deposit before move in. Some mom and pop owners will be exempted.
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State Farm requested massive increases to its California residential insurance rates, which calls its financial stability into doubt amid an ongoing crisis in the state’s insurance market.
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Huntington Beach city council will consider on Tuesday whether to put a measure on the November ballot to require residents to vote on any zoning or land use change that could negatively impact the environment. It takes aim at state mandates to encourage new housing, which offer some exemptions from state environmental laws.
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A trust fund will be used to bankroll affordable housing projects, apply for grants and embark on more research.
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The justices ruled 6-3 to reverse a lower court opinion that found bans on sleeping in public unconstitutional.
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For years, the homeless count in the L.A. area has shown increases in the unhoused population. The latest count finds the upward surge has leveled out overall.
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Cities no longer are prohibited from punishing homeless people for camping if they have nowhere else to go.
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The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem
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Officials acknowledge the mistakes, and say they’ve now fixed them.
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Voters will now decide if they should tax themselves more for homelessness services and housing.
