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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Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.
Newsom vetoes bill for sober homeless housing

The bill by a San Francisco Democrat would have allowed some state-funded homeless housing projects to require sobriety.
LA takes up rent control reforms that could lower annual hikes. What you need to know

The discussions this week kicked off 380 days after a critical report came out. It's been 40 years since the formula that determines rent hikes in most L.A. apartments was last updated.
New California law restricts HOA fines to $100 per violation, giving homeowners a break

Millions of California residents could get a break if they violate HOA rules under a new state law that caps fees at $100, without late fees or accumulating penalties.
LA council members bypass strict labor standards for most fast-tracked affordable housing projects

Only high-rise developments would be required to hire union construction workers under plan advanced in committee this week.
LA’s regional homelessness agency hits pause on plans to reform internal audit unit

One LAHSA commissioner is ‘deeply disappointed’ with the delay.
LAHSA adopts conflict of interest policy after LAist exposes ethics gaps

The agency has been without a formal policy as it oversees hundreds of millions in contracts.
Why figuring out how many homes California needs is more art than science

56,000. 2.7 million. 840,000. Why is one of California’s most pressing policy problems so hard to measure?
Would California’s big new housing bill affect your LA neighborhood? Use this map to find out

If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, SB 79 will allow apartment buildings up to nine stories tall near major transit lines. Here’s how to find out if your block qualifies.
Homelessness is dropping in California counties. But funding cuts could derail that progress

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.
New California law gives LA-area fire victims up to a year of mortgage relief

Eligible homeowners are required to ask lenders for forbearance, which could be extended for up to a year.
LA officials to clear Sepulveda Basin homeless encampments

Mayor Bass says everyone in encampments needs to go, cites fire risks

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