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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Hollywood coalition plans to conduct its own homeless count, citing flaws in official tally

Hollywood 4WRD says it will release the results of the neighborhood count later this month
Where does CA rank in homelessness? A federal report that could tell us is months overdue

The federal government’s annual “point-in-time” homelessness count is used to determine funding and gauge progress in getting people off the streets.
What should LA's next mayor do to fix homelessness? Here's what some candidates had to say

Bass, Raman and Miller diverge on homelessness at service provider forums
‘We are not animals’: Why this Altadena apartment remains unlivable 15 months after the Eaton Fire

Tenants of a close-knit Altadena complex say Regency Management ignored toxic contamination and basic repairs long before the Altadena fire.
LA agrees to boost housing and shelter options for people experiencing homelessness

The agreement includes more beds for years longer than what was originally promised and ends a months-long contempt of court hearing.
Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off?

CalMatters filed 100 records requests to find out. The records provide a first-of-its-kind look into how a historical investment in homeless housing played out.
Homeless services contractor sues Long Beach, alleging city bilked it out of $1.1 million

City officials said there were problems with invoices. The nonprofit alleges they're manufacturing an excuse not to pay.
State Farm has mishandled wildfire claims, state regulators say

The state took the first step towards a public hearing before a judge, but fire survivors say the action is far from enough.
With rent relief and free lawyers, LA courts attempt to stop evictions before they get to trial

Two pilot programs are trying to stem the tide of evictions by bringing renters and landlords together for mutually agreeable settlements.
El Sereno neighbors opposed a 111-unit apartment complex. The developer started demolition anyway

Organizers say absent developers contributed to a homeless crisis around the property and city leadership needs to step in.
This LA apartment building was revolutionary. After years of neglect, it has finally been restored

Architect Richard Neutra would go on to define mid-century California modernism. But the Jardinette was his first major project. Here’s why its restoration matters.
Measure A increased LA County’s sales tax. What has it accomplished?

Voters who approved the sales tax increase in 2024 were promised a new approach to the crisis.

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