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

Two people with light skin tones stand facing each other while talking on a grassy roadside strip at night, with a mattress, blankets and other belongings on the ground around them.

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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As Statewide Death Toll From Storm Climbs, LA Officials Worry About Riverbeds

Officials aim to prevent illness, death and swift water rescues as water levels rise.
Redlining In LA? DOJ Nets $31 Million In Home Mortgage Discrimination Settlement

City National Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Los Angeles, is accused of taking part in lending discrimination — also known as redlining — against Black and Latino homebuyers in L.A. County between 2017 and 2020.
LA’s Mayor Wants To Solve Homelessness. But At One Downtown Hotel, The Future Is Uncertain

With less than three weeks to go before the L.A. Grand Hotel is set to close — residents say they’ve received mixed signals about whether they have to vacate.
For Unhoused OC Residents, Wet Winter Is An Added Health Risk

Advocates worry that deaths could rise if the weather stays cold and rainy.
LA County Declares State Of Emergency On Homelessness

The vote by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors follows a similar declaration by the city of L.A. in December.
LA City Council Reconvenes As Jan. 31 End To COVID Eviction Protections Looms

With a tentative Jan. 31 sunset date looming, L.A.’s city council doesn’t have much time to plan for phasing out pandemic-era tenant safeguards.
Los Angeles Housing Authority Hit By Ransomware Attack

Following last year’s LAUSD hack, cyber criminals are now claiming responsibility for a ransomware attack on the city’s housing authority.
LA Mayor Bass Releases New ‘Inside Safe’ Plan to Combat Homelessness

“Today we take a great step forward,” Bass said, adding her plan is designed “to bring people inside from tents and encampments for good.”
Powerful LA County Supes Pledge Support for LA Mayor Bass on Homelessness Crisis — Amid Hints of Dissent

The largely symbolic move came as some supervisors expressed concern over robbing resources from some of the other 87 cities in the county to help the city of Los Angeles.
LA County Extends Pandemic Eviction Protections By One Month Amid ‘Respiratory Illness Trifecta’

The largest county in the nation was set to end its COVID-19 eviction rules after Dec. 31. County leaders are now extending the deadline to Jan. 31.
Report: California Could Solve Homelessness For $8 Billion Per Year

Eight billion dollars each year. And 240,000 new homes. That’s what it will take to solve California’s homelessness crisis, according to a new report.
Biden's Plan To Reduce Homelessness Nationwide Name-Checks LA — Where It's Getting Mixed Reviews

Nearly 12% of the unhoused people in the U.S. — estimated to be about 582,000 on any given night — live in L.A. County.

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