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The council was scheduled to consider a hotly debated plan to lower allowable rent hikes in most of the city’s apartments from 7% to 4% this upcoming February. The vote was delayed.
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The ordinance replaces a ballot measure that would have required hotels to make vacant rooms available to unhoused people.
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L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian introduced a replacement “compromise ordinance” that is expected to be voted on next month.
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The proposal is headed to the full city council for final approval. You can weigh in before the vote.
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Some elected leaders wanted to continue a pandemic-era ban on rent hikes. A plan to reduce allowable increases moved forward instead.
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The L.A. City Council approved a motion that directs city staff to report back within 30 days with a plan for the dashboard.
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The funding for the troubled nonprofit comes on top of a previous $10 million the council approved in June and another $2 million earlier this month.
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The 2024 point-in-time count starts Jan. 25.
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The city of L.A. has banned increases in most apartments for close to four years. A new proposal would push back new rent hikes for six more months.
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Last month, the city launched a new $18.4-million rent relief program for tenants. Now small landlords can apply too.
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The vibrant neighborhood crams 700 restaurants into a roughly two-mile radius, while many workers cram themselves into overcrowded apartments.
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After 20 years at the helm of the faith-based homeless shelter, Bales is moving back to his home state of Iowa.Listen 11:19
