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Airbnb claims proposal included in mayor’s budget will bring tax revenue to LA ahead of Olympics

LA City Council to consider the Airbnb-backed proposals during the budget process.

Measure to overturn LA’s ‘mansion tax’ heads to ballot. Here’s what voters should know for November

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A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it

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California blocks Trump administration from withholding homelessness funds

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LA homeless agency has ‘significant’ problem with inaccurate financial statements, auditors find

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City Of LA Estimates It Would Take Five Years, $68 Million To Give Renters Free Eviction Attorneys

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Ramona Gardens residents decided years ago that their health was not a luxury, and they are pushing for what they deserve.
New Pet Food Pantry Opens For LA's Unhoused Community

Unhoused people can now pick up free bags of premium dog and cat food in Skid Row.
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Lawyers who don’t typically handle eviction cases are answering L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’s call to help Angelenos stay housed.
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A massive VA campus in West Los Angeles is finally housing hundreds of vets, and may finally change the city's worst-in-the-nation status on veterans homelessness.
Across California, Eviction Cases Have Returned To — Or Surpassed — Pre-Pandemic Levels

The number of Californians facing eviction was relatively low for years during a lengthy statewide moratorium. In the year after it ended, cases soared and still remain high in large counties.
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Residential Hotels Got Contracts Under the Los Angeles Mayor’s Homelessness Program Despite Violations

A city law sought to prevent low-cost housing from turning into hotels, but some landlords rented to tourists anyway. That didn’t stop them from receiving city funds for a new temporary shelter program.
LA City Council Votes To Allow Rent Increases Of Up To 6% Next Year

The council approved a hotly debated proposal to lower allowable rent hikes in most of the city’s apartments from a maximum of 9% to 6% in February.
Veterans Experiencing Homelessness In Orange County Has Increased

The county has seen a 12% increase in the unhoused veterans population.
LA County Supervisors Allow Landlords To Raise Rents By 4%, Preventing A Bigger Increase

The board approved a temporary 3% cap on rent increases in rent-controlled units last November. The cap would have expired at the end of December, causing renters to face increases of 7% or more.
Overnight RV Parking Banned In Parts Of West And South LA

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