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Housing & Homelessness
The “Community Opportunity to Purchase Act” would give organizations committed to keeping rents low the first chance to make an offer on buildings coming up for sale.
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The region currently spends 90% of HUD dollars on permanent housing, but the feds capped it at 30%.
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Factory-built housing can be cheaper and faster for those seeking to rebuild after the fires — and you can tour examples at this showcase.Listen 0:46
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Every L.A. building surveyed for a new report was operating at a loss. Here’s how experts say their finances could be fixed.Listen 0:44
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Weingart Center has been out of compliance for nearly four years, according to an LAist review. Audits found multiple failures to properly account for taxpayer money.
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The city- and state-backed deal banned the buyer from ever telling the public who was receiving the taxpayer funds, according to an LAist review of records.
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Greystar is the largest landlord in the country and manages hundreds of rental properties in California, officials say.Listen 0:46
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Critics say the current state-approved housing plan will make the city overcrowded.Listen 0:42
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L.A. County is proposing cuts to homeless services next year, at a time when families have already been struggling to find shelter. One family shares their story.Listen 4:15
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Jose Rodriguez lost the garage home where his son lived. He wasn’t trying to be the first to rebuild. But his experience helped him earn that distinction.Listen 0:41
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The spending plan would gut prevention, outreach and supportive services to maintain temporary shelter beds and absorb rate increases previously covered by other funding sources.Listen 0:46
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The hearing was ordered by a federal judge overseeing a settlement in a lawsuit brought against the city by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights. It will resume Dec. 2.
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Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters.Listen 0:42
