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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2 People Got Permanent Housing After LA Spent Over $3M Clearing Encampments Under 41.18 Law, New Report Finds

The report finds 39% of people at encampments returned after officials ordered them to leave.
LA clears Hollywood encampment, brings people into motels after delay over payment problems

Unhoused people said they were feeling hopeful and looking forward to moving indoors. Over 25 people accepted rooms, according to the city.
A Less-Visible Side Of The Latino Homelessness Crisis

Latinos make up a disproportionate share of Angelenos experiencing “doubled up” homelessness — staying with family or friends to remain housed.
Hollywood Gets Some New Affordable Housing For Artists. Here’s Why It Took 7 Years To Build

The city provided the land back in 2016. Years later, low-income arts workers now have a new place to call home.
Unhoused Californians Are Getting Older, And They’re Staying Unhoused Longer

A new UCSF study finds unhoused Californians over 50 spend more time unhoused than their younger counterparts. What’s driving the difference?
Newsom Promised 1,200 Tiny Homes For Unhoused Californians. A Year Later, None Have Opened

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’d send tiny homes to San Jose, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego County. Why haven’t any materialized yet?
LA leaders vow action after ‘breaking point’ warning from homeless service providers over late payments

Providers say they’re struggling to pay their own staff because it often takes months to get reimbursed by L.A.’s city and county homeless services agency.
Why defining 'going out of business' has implications far beyond one mass eviction of rent-controlled apartments

Barrington Plaza landlord says it needs to halt business for fire safety repairs. Tenants say their apartments will still be rented after they’re kicked out.
Homes once slated for destruction to expand 710 Freeway will now be fixed up for low-income homeowners

Opportunities for low-income Angelenos to buy a house are few and far between. Now Habitat for Humanity is buying 16 properties with plans to sell to families in El Sereno.
LA County To Reopen COVID-Era Rent Relief For Landlords

Landlords in unincorporated L.A. County can start applying to a COVID-era rent relief program next week. The program is meant to help mom-and-pop landlords.
State Agency Says Getting New Housing Built Will Be 'Urban Warfare' If Environmental Reviews Don't Change

California is in a massive housing crisis, and while longstanding environmental law is not solely to blame, a new report finds it isn't helping matters.
Should California Be Able To Require Sobriety In Homeless Housing?

Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current ‘housing first’ law.

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