Housing & Homelessness

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Internal audits help protect taxpayer money. LAHSA hasn’t finished any in years

LAHSA also has failed multiple external audits in recent years, which have found the agency has neglected to properly track spending meant to shelter and house people.

Homelessness rises in Long Beach for second year in a row

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SoCal cities made landlords pay when rent hikes pushed out tenants. Then courts stepped in

A "for rent" sign hangs near a discarded mattresses outside an apartment building in the city of Los Angeles.

In failing to plan for new housing, Costa Mesa finds itself in state’s legal crosshairs

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LA used to jail people for sleeping on the street. A case changed the city’s lens on homelessness

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Cities scramble to comply with or fight major state housing law

The final version of SB 79 offered local governments plenty of wiggle room over the law. Cities across California are starting to wiggle.
Vendors unsure about proposed high-rise above MacArthur Park/Westlake Metro station

The project is expected to be a two-tower complex with hundreds of residential units, including income-restricted housing, along with a hotel, office and retail space.
Homeless service cuts at risk due to payment delays at LAHSA, official warns

One official warned City Council members that providers may have to lay off staff or even go bankrupt over the payment delays.
Dozens who lived in encampments along 110 Freeway are now in housing

A $6.3 million state grant funded health and social workers’ efforts to get people inside.
City officials consider ‘mansion tax’ changes, but critics say proposed fixes don't go far enough

The L.A. housing department says tweaks to the voter-approved tax are needed to fund affordable housing projects. But some want broader reforms.
LA mayoral candidate Raman proposes homelessness plan that includes scaling back Inside Safe

The councilmember-turned-candidate announced her homelessness platform Tuesday.

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Long Beach says 375 households to lose housing vouchers as major homelessness program ends

Federal funding will soon run out for the pandemic-era plan that got hundreds of people off the street.
Report: Sharp rise in Los Angeles County student homelessness

Report finds highest rate of homeless students in the past five years.
Long Beach cuts ties with its largest homeless shelter operator over billing practices concerns

The nonprofit First to Serve ran 423 of the city’s 500 shelter beds until yesterday.
LA considers waiving part of local sales tax for Palisades Fire victims rebuilding homes

Why a city councilmember wants a 1% sales tax waiver on lumber, appliances and other rebuilding goods purchased within the city.

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California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing

To encourage housing developers to build more homes inside factories the state might get into the construction insurance business.
Beloved Eagle Rock bookstore must find a new home after rent more than doubles. It's not alone

The co-owner of READ Books in Eagle Rock says he’s forming a coalition to try to help other businesses that are facing displacement.

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