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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Homelessness rises in Long Beach for second year in a row

The city reported a 3.7% increase in Long Beach’s homeless population in spite of its investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in shelter beds and programs.
SoCal cities made landlords pay when rent hikes pushed out tenants. Then courts stepped in

Recent rulings have struck down requirements in L.A. and Pasadena for landlords to pay thousands of dollars to tenants who couldn’t afford large rent hikes.
In failing to plan for new housing, Costa Mesa finds itself in state’s legal crosshairs

This is not the first time Orange County leaders have earned the reproval of state housing regulators.

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LA used to jail people for sleeping on the street. A case changed the city’s lens on homelessness

With the U.S.' 250th birthday this year, The LA Local is looking at the court decisions that defined belonging and exclusion.
Newsom signs law to reduce costs of building affordable housing

The reforms are expected to reduce the cost of affordable housing construction in California by an estimated $60,000 to $70,000 per-unit.
Section 8 promises renters they can live where they choose. It mostly fails to deliver.

Two-thirds of L.A. County voucher holders live in “low-resource” areas, a Capital & Main analysis finds. Santa Monica is a rare exception.
LA council delays plan to study pulling funds from troubled homelessness agency

Back in 2023, a council member said the council had “failed” to examine alternatives after repeated problems. Three years later, plans to study it have been delayed.
Here’s what the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ federal housing bill means for California

The federal housing bill does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in California and the nation's housing shortage.
Why hasn't LA released results of this year's homeless count?

Last year, LAHSA rushed its homeless count results out. This year, the agency says it's waiting on the feds.
Thousands of LA renters housed during pandemic no longer at risk of homelessness, officials say

COVID-era housing vouchers will run out of funding at the end of the year. But L.A. officials say they now have a plan to keep 4,000 families in their homes.
LA real estate agent will pay $20K and face probation in post-Eaton Fire rent hike case

Mike Kobeissi was charged after a couple displaced by the Eaton Fire said they were told the rent on a La Cañada Flintridge property he listed had increased by 38%.

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City leaders approve plan for more affordable housing, environmental protections in Boyle Heights

The update to the Boyle Heights Community Plan, a blueprint for the community’s growth, has been decades in the making.

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