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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LA agrees to pay nearly $5 million for big law firm in homelessness lawsuit

The city initially agreed to pay just $900,000 to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, but the budget was blown in the first few days.
Renters who sued LA County over lack of Eaton Fire ash cleanup secure settlement

County agrees to enforce cleaning in Altadena apartments. Tenants say it may be too late to help some but could establish clear rules in future fires.
Website from LA Controller's Office tracks city spending on homelessness

A federal judge has urged both the city and county of L.A. to maintain sites that detail homelessness spending for accountability and transparency reasons.
This historic LA hotel has room for low-income people. Why is it still mostly empty?

Barclay Hotel owners say years of city inaction to blame for a lack of electricity that's stalled out housing efforts.
Federal judge approves duo to monitor LA's compliance with shelter agreement

The move stems from a long-standing federal legal settlement over the city's response to the homelessness crisis.
LA County considers reviving COVID-era eviction policy to aid immigrant renters

As many immigrant families struggle to pay rent, county leaders ask: Is another eviction moratorium the solution?
Investigation underway into claims LAist unearthed about top LA homeless services officials

L.A. County investigators have launched a probe into allegations about Va Lecia Adams Kellum and people she hired at the L.A. Homeless Services Authority.
Duplexes are now banned in post-fire Palisades. Here’s why they’re still allowed in Altadena

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass suspended a state law allowing duplexes, calling more housing unsafe. But in Altadena, L.A. County leaders say these projects could be key for rebuilding.
SB79 heads to Newsom. Bill allows for denser housing around transit hubs

The bill, among the most controversial housing proposals in recent memory, overcame opposition from local governments, organized labor unions and many legislative Democrats.
California lawmakers pass bill protecting residents’ right to give food, water to unhoused people

Law says cities can’t enforce laws that stop people and organizations from providing aid for basic survival
State lawmakers pull last-minute effort to reform LA’s ‘mansion tax’

Saying they need more time to work out fixes, two state senators now plan to re-introduce their bill on L.A.’s "mansion tax" next year.
State lawmakers unveil bill that would put new limits on LA’s hotly debated ‘mansion tax’

Taxes on the sale of some newer apartment buildings would be lowered under a plan by Sacramento lawmakers to partially rein in city Measure ULA.

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