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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VA planning to appeal judge's order to build housing on West LA campus

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Caltrans homes attract thousands of potential buyers. Here’s what around $1 million will get you in South Pasadena

The five properties, in varying states of disrepair, are on the market for around $1 million or more.
Mortgage rates were supposed to come down. Instead, they're rising. Here's why

Mortgage rates have jumped, despite the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-point last month. For homebuyers, the ever-shifting rate environment can foster uncertainty: Is it better to wait for mortgage rates to fall, or start looking now?
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

Orange County's most populous city is banning sleeping or lying down on sidewalks and public benches.
Citing veteran homelessness ‘emergency,’ judge orders housing built faster at VA campus

Hundreds of tiny homes must be added by the spring, Carter ruled. Among the places he’s looking at is UCLA’s baseball stadium.
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.

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