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, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency

Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.
Review commissioned by LA homeless agency clears CEO of conflict related to contracts with husband’s employer

LAist reported that documents showed Va Lecia Adams Kellum signed a contract and two amendments with Upward Bound House, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit.
Medical examiner finds ‘animal activity’ happened after deaths at LA homeless camp

Two people were found dead in a homeless camp in Westlake by a family member who said she saw her mother's dead body being eaten by dogs. The L.A. County Medical Examiner's office determined the two died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Fewer people on streets, in shelters after getting LA County homelessness prevention help

A new study finds promising early results from a program that tries to find and assist those most at risk of becoming unhoused.
LA County offers small gift cards to unhoused meth users who test clean. Is it working?

The program started last year. It's one of the only treatment options available for unhoused Angelenos addicted to stimulants, including methamphetamine, experts say.
A plan to build 900 townhomes and establish a vast nature preserve in Irvine begins to take shape

The housing development could come in front of the council later in the year.
Priced out of LA homeownership? City Council proposal could allow sale of cheaper ADUs

L.A. homeowners are building thousands of backyard units. A new City Council motion aims to let them sell, and not just rent out, those ADUs.
California lawmakers side with landlords to kill renter eviction relief

California legislators rejected a progressive proposal to give past due renters a two-week grace period on evictions.
Leader of LA County's first homelessness department says 'accountability' is a priority

The inaugural director, Sarah Mahin, will help lead the county’s overhaul of the homeless services system.
LA County officials select leader of new homelessness department

The new director is not expected to be named until their employment contract is finalized and the salary has been approved. County leaders haven't said when that will be.
The annual max increase for LA's rent controlled apartments is back — as city puts off vote to reform rules

Most L.A. apartments are covered by the city’s decades-old rent control law. New limits on annual rent hikes take effect July 1 without reforms that have been waiting for a City Council vote.
More unsheltered Angelenos are ‘rough sleeping’ without a tent, study says

A 2024 RAND study shows a shift in the population on L.A.’s streets.

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