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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LA Renters: Do This To Protect Yourself And Your Pandemic Pet From Eviction

If you adopted a pet during the pandemic, housing rights advocates say you should take a crucial step by March 5.
Unhoused People Who Call 211 For Emergency Winter Shelter Should Expect Long Wait Times, If They Can Get Through At All

City and county stakeholders have done little to fix the deficiencies ahead of another round of strong winter storms.
LA County Leaders Vote To Advance Rules That Would Limit Vacation Rentals

Airbnb hosts in unincorporated areas of L.A. County could soon be barred from renting out properties they don’t live in.
Los Angeles’ One Weird Trick To Build Affordable Housing At No Public Cost

The term “unsubsidized 100% affordable project” was once an oxymoron. Under Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles is now approving them by the hundreds.
Prominent LA Eviction Lawyer Loses Defamation Trial Over Parody Twitter Account

One of L.A. County’s busiest tenant law firms prevailed this week when a jury ruled in their favor.
Housing Advocates Sue City Of LA Again For Denying Affordable Housing Near Single-Family Homes

A pro-housing group has filed a second lawsuit challenging the city’s retroactive ban of fast-tracked affordable housing in lower-density neighborhoods.
An Initiative Promised 20,000 Homes For Mentally Ill Californians. It Delivered Far Less

California voters this spring are considering a $6.4 billion bond that would build thousands of housing units and treatment beds for people with serious mental health conditions.
Unhoused Communities Urged to Seek Shelter, More Vouchers Promised

Growing concern for city and county’s preparedness ahead of dangerous winter storm.
Orange County Launches Rental Assistance Pilot Program

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program will provide up to three months of support to families with unpaid rent or at risk of becoming unhoused.
Rent Hikes Return In Most LA Apartments After City’s Nearly Four-Year Ban

L.A. has frozen rents in rent-controlled housing since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Thursday, landlords can charge up to 6% more.
VA Officials Rebuff Calls to House 4,000 at West LA Campus

Federal officials say they’re making progress in housing unhoused veterans in the L.A. area, as they push back on calls by a federal judge and advocates to return to housing 4,000 veterans at the agency’s sprawling West L.A. campus.
LA Tenants Face Deadline To Pay Back Lingering COVID Rent Debt

Rent in L.A. was never canceled during the pandemic — only delayed. The city’s renters have until Feb. 1 to get all caught up.

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