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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HUD halts federal homeless dollars to LA-area's lead agency, citing mismanagement

The move could jeopardize tens of millions in federal dollars that flow from HUD to LAHSA each year.

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More than 250 tax-funded LA apartments sit empty under key Mayor Bass homelessness strategy

The vacancies, uncovered by an LAist investigation, are part of an initiative L.A. Mayor Karen Bass introduced years ago.
Why aren't hotels full for the World Cup — and what does it mean for LA?

Thousands of soccer fans are expected to descend on SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Friday to mark the start of the World Cup in Los Angeles. Yet hotel rooms are sitting empty.

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City attorney has left $177M tenant aid contract unsigned for months. LA leaders want to know why

Hydee Feldstein Soto hasn’t explained why she has delayed rent relief and eviction defense funding approved by the City Council and the mayor.

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A California housing bill would raise wages to $28. Why do some unions hate it?

The California trades unions and the carpenters union are at odds again over a minimum wage provision in a housing bill.
Homelessness is down in California and across the country, new federal report says

The Trump administration downplayed the decline in homelessness, contending far more people are on the streets today than a decade ago.
State law will put more housing near transit stops. This SoCal map finally shows where

SB 79 will put taller apartment buildings near transit stops. But there’s been confusion over which sites qualify. Now, the official map is here.

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Will Huntington Beach concede defeat in state housing feud?

The Huntington Beach City Council is slated to vote Tuesday on a housing plan — after years of resistance.
LA City Council committee sidelines ballot measure to cut ‘mansion tax’ rate

Councilmember Jurado says it's too early to determine Measure ULA's long-term impact
Rent gouging charges after the LA fires were rare. This Altadena couple is now filing their own case

The Renicks paid nearly $15K in monthly rent while displaced from their fire-damaged Altadena home. They say that violated state and local price-gouging bans.

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Hollywood unhoused count finds no reductions in street homelessness, but recent uptick in tents

The independent count found 19% camped in cars, 35% in tents and 45% rough sleeping
In the race for LA mayor, voters face starkly different choices on city’s approach to housing

How can the city build faster? Do apartments belong in single-family zones? On many housing issues, L.A. mayoral candidates are sharply divided.

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