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A new report finds that L.A.’s new anti-rent gouging laws have not resulted in lawsuits or fines against landlords who jacked up rents after the fires.
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The audit is the result of an ongoing, lengthy lawsuit filed by downtown businesses interests against the city over its lack of progress with the homelessness crisis.
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HUD wants to see what happens when you give cash directly to renters, instead of traditional vouchers. At least one California housing authority is interested.
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The new regulations, passed by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, apply to unincorporated areas.
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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and a top homelessness official, at the urging of a federal judge, promised in court to provide more transparency on how the city is spending taxpayer funds.
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The mayor’s affordable housing program was supposed to exempt projects from lengthy reviews, which had been stalling many developments. The city had still accepted some appeals.
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This adds another drop into a big bucket of funding for Inside Safe: $250 million for this year, to be exact.
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The program aims to move unhoused people off the street and into temporary housing. Its budget is $250 million for this fiscal year.
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Some of California’s most powerful lawmakers have taken aim at corporate landlords this legislative session. The precise impact and effect of institutional investors on California housing is hard to assess.
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A U.S. District judge announced Thursday that he plans to rule that the city of L.A. misled attorneys over promises to clear encampments and provide shelter beds.
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County officials are using AI to predict who could end up homeless. So far, nearly 90% of participants kept their housing.
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Analysis of a major homelessness enforcement policy, first reported by LAist, found 41.18 zones have failed to keep areas clear of encampments and get people housed.
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The report looks at one of the council’s most controversial laws, a rule known as 41.18. Since 2021, council members have designated public areas in their district where unhoused people cannot sit, lie down, sleep, or keep belongings.
