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Among the programs hit by the cuts is Pathway Home, which helps move people from encampments into temporary housing.
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The eviction would be one of the largest mass evictions in the L.A. region in years at a time when the affordable housing crisis continues to deepen.
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Many local governments have more than half their voters approve a bond measure … but fewer than the two-thirds supermajority required. An effort to change that would drastically alter the ability of local governments to fund housing and infrastructure projects.
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The city council voted to acquire the Hillside Villa apartment building last year. But the purchase has stalled and tenants could soon face eviction.
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The ruling means a major lawsuit— seeking more treatment beds for people struggling with mental illness and drug addiction — will head to trial.
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Three of the biggest housing bonds in state history are bound for the 2024 ballot.
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“I’m at the end of my rope on this,” said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who threatened to cut off funding to L.A.’s homeless services agency.
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Rent hike limits under a key state law fell from 10% to 8.8% for many SoCal renters in 2023. Here’s what to do if your landlord demands more.
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Under the state’s Tenant Protection Act, August brings new caps on how much many landlords in L.A. and Orange counties can raise rents.
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Up until now, renters have been protected from eviction if they still owe debt from March 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021. But it’s coming due on Tuesday.
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“It would be completely unacceptable to me to settle with this pace,” Mayor Karen Bass told LAist. “That will not solve the problem, and our goal is to solve the problem.”
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L.A. tenants who didn't pay rent early in the COVID-19 pandemic must repay their debts by Tuesday. If they don’t, they could lose their housing.
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The designated sleeping site with 20 tents comes after the city passed a law against camping in public. An estimated 312 people were unsheltered in the city last year.
