Housing & Homelessness

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LA County approves homeless spending plan that reflects nearly $200M in program cuts

Among the programs hit by the cuts is Pathway Home, which helps move people from encampments into temporary housing.

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Citing ICE raids fallout, LA County proposes raising threshold for evicting tenants late on rent

People hold signs that read: "Remind me do the good guys deprive people of food and water?" and "Pepole are being illegally held without food and water. Is this who we are?"

After the fires, LA passed new laws against rent gouging, but they’re not being used

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Wed., Jan. 8: Residents walk past homes burnt by the Eaton Fire.

Nonprofit to close South LA ‘safe sleep’ site this week, citing insufficient funding

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LA County considers plans to remove unhoused people and clear encampments around Olympic venues

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