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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City Of LA Estimates It Would Take Five Years, $68 Million To Give Renters Free Eviction Attorneys

A long-awaited report from the city’s housing department lays out the steps to potentially providing L.A. renters with a right to counsel.
At a Los Angeles Housing Project, Progress Starts by Not Settling for Less

Ramona Gardens residents decided years ago that their health was not a luxury, and they are pushing for what they deserve.
New Pet Food Pantry Opens For LA's Unhoused Community

Unhoused people can now pick up free bags of premium dog and cat food in Skid Row.
With Evictions On The Rise, LA Lawyers Volunteer To Defend Tenants

Lawyers who don’t typically handle eviction cases are answering L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’s call to help Angelenos stay housed.
The Answer To Veterans Homelessness Could Be One Of LA's Most Expensive Neighborhoods

A massive VA campus in West Los Angeles is finally housing hundreds of vets, and may finally change the city's worst-in-the-nation status on veterans homelessness.
Across California, Eviction Cases Have Returned To — Or Surpassed — Pre-Pandemic Levels

The number of Californians facing eviction was relatively low for years during a lengthy statewide moratorium. In the year after it ended, cases soared and still remain high in large counties.
Thanksgiving’s ‘Largest Potluck’ Is Still Feeding Those Who Don’t Have A Home To Go To, 26 Years Later

Gobble Gobble Give has delivered more than 800,000 Thanksgiving meals to the unhoused community since 1998.
Residential Hotels Got Contracts Under the Los Angeles Mayor’s Homelessness Program Despite Violations

A city law sought to prevent low-cost housing from turning into hotels, but some landlords rented to tourists anyway. That didn’t stop them from receiving city funds for a new temporary shelter program.
LA City Council Votes To Allow Rent Increases Of Up To 6% Next Year

The council approved a hotly debated proposal to lower allowable rent hikes in most of the city’s apartments from a maximum of 9% to 6% in February.
Veterans Experiencing Homelessness In Orange County Has Increased

The county has seen a 12% increase in the unhoused veterans population.
LA County Supervisors Allow Landlords To Raise Rents By 4%, Preventing A Bigger Increase

The board approved a temporary 3% cap on rent increases in rent-controlled units last November. The cap would have expired at the end of December, causing renters to face increases of 7% or more.
Overnight RV Parking Banned In Parts Of West And South LA

The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-2 Tuesday on the overnight parking ban.

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