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California has cleared an initiative aiming to cancel Measure ULA and similar taxes across the state. But it might not be November’s only “mansion tax” measure.
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Newsom administration tells Beverly Hills its efforts to block a high-rise violate state housing lawThe affluent city has stalled plans for a 165-unit building. State housing officials say the “Builder’s Remedy” project should go forward.
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Backers pulled a $20-billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots Thursday amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.
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The city is upping enforcement of its anti-camping ordinances and will cite people for setting-up encampments or sleeping in public.
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The ordinance is aimed at protecting Boyle Heights residents from displacement and gentrification.
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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles sees a need for affordable homes. They have the land — and now, a new housing nonprofit — to make it happen.
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A recent RAND study found that after city authorities cleared encampments last year, there was a temporary drop in homelessness in Venice, Skid Row, and Hollywood that lasted two to three months.
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As wildfire risk increases in California, insurers are raising their rates. Landlords in turn are passing them along to tenants.
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Newsom cannot directly order local governments to remove tents from public places, but he can pull back state money by the tens of millions if they don’t.
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Unhoused Californians and activists say authorities are cracking down harder on encampments after getting the green light from the Supreme Court and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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The change comes after strict income eligibility rules prevented some disabled veterans experiencing homelessness from obtaining housing.
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People were served almost exclusively instant noodles, even though the providers are being paid to serve nutritious foods, according to officials.
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The vote by the city housing committee overrides language drafted by the city attorney’s office, which had stripped the word “right” from the city’s proposal for a “right to counsel.”
