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Measure to overturn LA’s ‘mansion tax’ heads to ballot. Here’s what voters should know for November

California has cleared an initiative aiming to cancel Measure ULA and similar taxes across the state. But it might not be November’s only “mansion tax” measure.

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A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it

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California blocks Trump administration from withholding homelessness funds

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LA homeless agency has ‘significant’ problem with inaccurate financial statements, auditors find

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LA homeless agency to lay off 284 employees

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LA County voters weighing Measure A ask: Where has the homeless services money gone so far?

An existing tax passed by voters in 2017 has housed tens of thousands of people. It hasn’t succeeded at bringing county-wide homelessness numbers down. Now voters are being asked to double the sales tax indefinitely.
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Anaheim is latest OC city to dial up homelessness enforcement

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Citing veteran homelessness ‘emergency,’ judge orders housing built faster at VA campus

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UCLA offers proposal to stay on VA campus after being locked out of baseball stadium

A judge ordered the school, along with other tenants on the West L.A. Veterans’ Affairs campus, to increase its commitments to supporting veterans or face eviction.
The $1M house at heart of Orange County civil fraud allegations says a ton about SoCal real estate

One LAist reader responded to the latest story in our ongoing Andrew Do investigation by asking, "Which is more disgusting: the [alleged] fraud or the fact that a starter home is costing 1 million these days?"
In escalating fight, Newsom takes away defiant Norwalk’s ability to kill large housing projects

The “Builder’s Remedy” is coming to Norwalk after the city defied state officials and extended a ban on homeless shelters.
Auditors probing LA’s homelessness spending describe poor accounting and inconsistent care

Audit comes out of settlement between L.A. and group that sued over how public funds are used to manage homelessness.

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