Housing & Homelessness

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Glendale opens applications for rental assistance

The temporary financial support is designed as a homeless prevention program for the city.

Judge shoots down Trump’s homeless funding shift: ‘The hallmark of unreasoned decision making’

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LA city attorney agrees to approve tenant aid after withholding signature for more than a year

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Judge wants to preserve current federal funding for LA's lead homelessness agency amid legal battle

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Their town burned to the ground. Should Altadena get a pass from California’s new housing laws?

A man walks by the rubble of a house burned down and people wearing yellow safety uniforms clean up the site.

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State law will put more housing near transit stops. This SoCal map finally shows where

SB 79 will put taller apartment buildings near transit stops. But there’s been confusion over which sites qualify. Now, the official map is here.

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Will Huntington Beach concede defeat in state housing feud?

The Huntington Beach City Council is slated to vote Tuesday on a housing plan — after years of resistance.
LA City Council committee sidelines ballot measure to cut ‘mansion tax’ rate

Councilmember Jurado says it's too early to determine Measure ULA's long-term impact
Rent gouging charges after the LA fires were rare. This Altadena couple is now filing their own case

The Renicks paid nearly $15K in monthly rent while displaced from their fire-damaged Altadena home. They say that violated state and local price-gouging bans.

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Hollywood unhoused count finds no reductions in street homelessness, but recent uptick in tents

The independent count found 19% camped in cars, 35% in tents and 45% rough sleeping
In the race for LA mayor, voters face starkly different choices on city’s approach to housing

How can the city build faster? Do apartments belong in single-family zones? On many housing issues, L.A. mayoral candidates are sharply divided.
Pasadena approves affordable housing for fire survivors despite opposition from residents

Homeowners tried to stop a 133-unit project designed for low-income renters displaced by the Eaton Fire, arguing the project didn’t fit the neighborhood.

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LA County to end ban on rent gouging, 16 months after fires created rental market chaos

After a failed vote to extend the ban, the county’s long-standing prohibition on raising rents by more than 10% from pre-fire levels will expire May 29.

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Homelessness in Orange County decreases, according to latest count

The number of people experiencing homelessness has dropped 13.5% compared to the previous count in 2024, according to the latest county data.
Santa Monica will soon transform a huge plot of land. Should it include housing?

The city’s airport is set to close at the end of 2028. Voters have approved turning it into a park. But some now want a piece of that land for affordable housing.

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Huntington Beach faces $50k monthly fine for ignoring state housing mandate

A San Diego judge ordered the penalties earlier this month after the city ran out of legal appeals.

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LA ranks its top 'problem' properties based on complaints. Did your building make the list?

Los Angeles released a database of the city’s most complained-about rental properties, ranked by housing violation cases.

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