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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Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?

In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.
Last-minute vote saves some LA homeless prevention funding. Other programs still on chopping block

L.A. Supervisors backed off plans to cut aid that helps people stay housed — but went forward with other cuts prevention advocates say will make it harder for people at risk of losing housing to get legal help.
Judge blasts LA homeless spending as a ‘train wreck’ and threatens to seize control

A federal judge convenes a who’s who of top officials, lambasting a failure to properly track billions in spending on homelessness.
LA County approves $908 million in spending to curb homelessness

The first budget allocating Measure A sales tax funds also includes cuts to services.
LA City Council votes to explore seizing control of LAHSA spending

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez called the homeless service agency a 'sinking Titanic.'
Things people forget to clean the most, according to cleaning experts

Kyshawn Lane of Weekly Home Check and Dana K. White, author of Decluttering at the Speed of Life, share their top house cleaning hacks and tips.

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'This Old House Radio Hour' brings home improvement advice to broadcast and podcast listeners

The trusted expertise from the TV show 'This Old House' is now on the radio and on-demand.
California considers more homeless shelter oversight after investigation

State lawmakers will debate a bill to require annual inspections, new complaint processes and harsher penalties for local governments that don’t file mandatory reports.
LA mayor announces first permits for Pacific Palisades rebuild and issues emergency order

Karen Bass' order directs multiple city departments to create plans to expedite rebuilding with wildfire resilience in mind.
Citing incomplete data, LAHSA announces drop in homelessness as county considers taking control of funding

The early data is incomplete, but the LA Homeless Services Authority's leader says final numbers are expected to show a 5% to 10% drop in street homelessness.
‘Quiet panic’ as national rental assistance program set to run out of cash

Local public housing authorities received notice that federal funds for the Emergency Housing Voucher program will end this Spring.
Utah architecture students help LA fire victims jump-start rebuilding

Several local firms are also offering help for fire victims with designs and plans, which can be time consuming and costly.

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