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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California lawmakers pass bill protecting residents’ right to give food, water to unhoused people

Law says cities can’t enforce laws that stop people and organizations from providing aid for basic survival
State lawmakers pull last-minute effort to reform LA’s ‘mansion tax’

Saying they need more time to work out fixes, two state senators now plan to re-introduce their bill on L.A.’s "mansion tax" next year.
State lawmakers unveil bill that would put new limits on LA’s hotly debated ‘mansion tax’

Taxes on the sale of some newer apartment buildings would be lowered under a plan by Sacramento lawmakers to partially rein in city Measure ULA.
Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods

A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near train and bus stations.
Norwalk to repeal homeless shelter ban under settlement with state of California

Under the settlement, Norwalk will also create a $250,000 fund for affordable housing and comply with state housing mandates.
A mandate to keep LA apartments cool? City Council to consider proposal to follow LA County's lead

L.A. County recently established a "heat threshold" for rental units in unincorporated areas. L.A. city may follow suit.
New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets

Cities are ramping up efforts to ticket and tow vehicles that shelter unhoused Californians.
LA County leaders delay vote on rent relief tied to fire recovery, ICE raids

County leaders were scheduled to vote on setting up a new $10 million Emergency Rent Relief Program, with potential for additional funding.
LA County braces for potential federal funding cuts to housing and homelessness services

The Board of Supervisors was briefed on the budget during its regular meeting Tuesday.
LA County supervisors take up relief for renters after fires and ICE raids

County leaders are expected to vote Tuesday on a plan to put $10 million toward rent relief for tenants harmed by recent fires and federal immigration actions.
Newsom launches new task force to clear California homeless encampments

The task force, made up of six different state agencies, is the latest effort by the Newsom administration to remove homeless encampments from California’s streets.
Why California backed down from forcing landlords to keep residents cool

Lawmakers will again fail to set a safe indoor temperature standard for housing, as builders and tenant advocates battle over the cost of retrofits.

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