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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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Fifteen years ago Los Angeles passed a law to preserve residential hotels as housing of last resort. Now, amid the homelessness crisis, Capital & Main and ProPublica found some hotels may be violating that law by offering rooms to tourists.
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Plaintiffs argued the ban was overly broad and discriminated against people living in their vehicles, especially people with disabilities.
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The renters’ caucus is pushing to win both protections and political clout for the state’s 17 million renters.
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The homeless program has moved nearly 1,400 people into hotels and motels, but just 77 have secured long-term housing. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass reacted to the newly revealed figure on LAist’s AirTalk.
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The California Coastal Commission has broad authority to protect the state’s shoreline. Now, some want to curtail its power over affordable housing proposals.
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Tents may be the public face of homelessness across the region, but more people are living in vehicles. People living in their vans skyrocketed 44%.
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By some estimates, workers in L.A. County need to earn $42.73 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment. Now, many are hitting the picket lines.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom poured "unprecedented" money into homelessness, but providers say his use of one-time grants does not allow for long-term solutions to the state’s biggest crisis.
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California cities looking for homeless solutions are visiting a quirky tiny home village in Austin, Texas. They like what they see, but can they replicate the community it provides?
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Texas recorded a 28% drop in homelessness since 2012, while California’s homeless population grew by 43%. What’s behind the diverging trends, and what can California learn from programs in Houston, Austin and San Antonio?
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City officials say 1,500 people are at risk in the nonprofit’s apartment buildings, after years of neglect and safety issues – including broken fire alarm systems.
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Tenant advocates warned that dismantling COVID-19 renter protections would cause homelessness to rise. Does that explain this year’s 9% increase?
