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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.
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L.A. County officials announced late Friday they plan to appeal a judge’s rejection of their deal to resolve a long-running federal lawsuit over L.A.’s systemic failures to confront homelessness.
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LAist has learned that biweekly reports ordered by the Los Angeles City Council on where the money is going and how many people have been sheltered have not been delivered.
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Despite the increase, Long Beach city officials say the results also show a promising slowdown of growth.
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Downtown L.A. — just 1% of the city’s land — would accommodate 20% of new housing under the proposed community plan update that passed a key committee this week.
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A California housing law grants generous benefits to builders who agree to only hire union workers. Trouble is, few if any builders found a way to do it.
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In a contentious hearing, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said L.A. County's proposal was woefully inadequate.
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It’s a major jump from a previous proposal rejected by a judge, though still far short of the 3,000 additional mental health beds a county report found were needed as of 2019.
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“How do I say the state of the city is strong when 40,000 people are in tents?” L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said as she released her budget proposal.
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The Umeya facility will be demolished in the coming weeks to make way for 175 affordable units, half for unhoused people.
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The mayor wants to scale up her Inside Safe program to $250 million, and hire hundreds more police officers.
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Los inquilinos del condado de Los Ángeles pierden las protecciones de COVID-19, pero se mantendrán otras salvaguardias.
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Democratic voters in California cities are pushing mayors and city councils to clear homeless camps. Leaders are responding with new ordinances, from Sacramento to San Diego.
