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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Seven months after LA fires, landlords will be ordered to clean smoke-damaged Altadena homes

After renters sued over alleged lack of enforcement, L.A. County has now clarified tenant rights and landlord responsibilities in smoke-damaged homes.
Hidden in Trump’s spending package: A surprise boost to California’s affordable housing

A change to federal tax credits could allow affordable housing production in California to as much as double, experts say.
Illegal price gouging is rampant after disasters. Can it be stopped?

Rents jumped 20% after this year’s Los Angeles wildfires, forcing displaced residents to scramble for housing in an already-tough market.
Law firm bills $1.8M to represent LA in a high-profile homelessness lawsuit, double what City Council approved

City Council members say they were surprised by the cost overrun.
Why 'one month free rent' deals in LA are often too good to be true

One tenant thought he got a great deal — until his landlord raised his rent by almost 12%.

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One way to help homeless families? Offer them child care services

A family shelter in Woodland Hills unveils a new Head Start center on site, one of only a few such shelters in the state.
At Skid Row Care Campus, homeless neighbors chart their own path to services

L.A. opened a homeless services hub in Skid Row focused on the health and well-being of drug users.

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As heat-related deaths rise, LA County will soon require that landlords keep apartments cool

In response to rising climate change-driven heat deaths, landlords will be required to maintain a maximum indoor temperature of 82°F in unincorporated parts of L.A. County.
How do you move a house across LA? Follow a Craftsman’s journey into fire-ravaged Altadena

Two chunks of a two-story home were slowly driven across LA. County overnight. We rode along to check it out.
Lawsuit takes aim at key strategy to create affordable housing in California

Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units. A new lawsuit contends those fees are unconstitutional.
LA’s Section 8 housing vouchers now won’t go as far as they used to

Starting Friday, the city will cover 10% less rent for Section 8 voucher holders.
Homelessness is down in the LA region — but not for children and families

The estimated number of unsheltered children and teens under 18 in the county went up this year, and data suggests larger families especially are struggling.

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