Housing & Homelessness

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Appeals court clears LAHSA to seek federal funds, rejecting Trump admin effort to sideline agency

The court decision Thursday is the latest in an ongoing fight over whether the L.A. region’s lead homeless services agency can access and direct federal dollars.

A new California law forces one community to try something different over homelessness

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At a talent show on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, the performers are all part of the homeless community

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How do you get a housing permit in California? He can hook you up, for a fee

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LA providers say federal funding delays ‘wreaking havoc’ in homeless services system

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Will LA fire survivors owe taxes on settlement payouts? CA senator pushes for waiver

Sen. Alex Padilla has introduced a bill that would make existing tax exemptions permanent for the kinds of utility company payouts now being offered to Eaton Fire survivors.

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As LA County breaks from LAHSA, the homelessness agency’s workers worry about layoffs

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority calls on county to protect employees during the transition.

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Contempt hearing continues in federal case over LA's homelessness response

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.
Pasadena seeks homeless count volunteers

The deadline to register is Jan. 6 for the count takes place later that month.
Should small landlords in LA be allowed to raise rents more than their corporate counterparts?

After voting to lower annual increases in rent-controlled housing, some L.A. City Council members now want some landlords to be able to hike rents an extra 1%.

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LA could lose millions in federal housing aid as new rules force funding shift

The region currently spends 90% of HUD dollars on permanent housing, but the feds capped it at 30%.
There's a prefab 'village' in Altadena, but time is running out to visit

Factory-built housing can be cheaper and faster for those seeking to rebuild after the fires — and you can tour examples at this showcase.

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LA’s old residential hotels keep people off the streets — but they’re in financial peril

Every L.A. building surveyed for a new report was operating at a loss. Here’s how experts say their finances could be fixed.

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Inside a secretive $27M property deal to add unhoused beds that’s now under federal investigation

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.
LA nonprofit got over $100 million from taxpayers despite failing audit requirements

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.
Major landlord reaches $7M settlement with California, other states in alleged rent price scheme

Greystar is the largest landlord in the country and manages hundreds of rental properties in California, officials say.

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Newport Beach may dump state mandate as residents prep to vote on plan for far fewer housing units

Critics say the current state-approved housing plan will make the city overcrowded.

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