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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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Affordable housing takes years to build. Unhoused advocates say temporary solutions aren’t good enough. What’s the way forward for solving L.A.’s housing crisis?
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The state will stop taking new rent relief applications after March 31. If tenants don’t apply, they could soon face eviction.
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The pandemic has exacerbated existing patterns of "fewer births, an aging population, and increased mortality," according to the Census. But also: housing costs.
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Home prices rose nearly 20% last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.
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Unhoused people sometimes refuse offers of shelter. One unhoused man provides insight on why it can be a challenge, and asks for housed people’s empathy.
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California has about $5.4 billion in federal funds to help qualified applicants with 100% of unpaid rent dating back to April 2020, some of which is being distributed by local rent relief programs.
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A UCLA report finds that few of the residents displaced from Echo Park Lake last year have actually secured long-term housing.
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A California Association of Realtors study found fewer than one in five Black and Latino households were able to buy a median-priced, single-family home, underscoring California’s income inequality and high housing costs.
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California tenants behind on their rent have until March 31 to apply for rent relief. The state will stop taking new applications in April.
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Councilmember Mike Bonin called shared housing a flexible solution that provides a “fast and inexpensive” intervention for anyone experiencing homelessness.
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Here are some tips for those who want to be part of the solution to end homelessness by lending a hand to unhoused residents.
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Low interest rates, high rents and working from home combined to push many young Americans to buy their first home over the last two years. But it's not without challenges.
