David Wagner

A new Los Angeles City Council proposal aims to allow single-staircase buildings, a change advocates say would make room for more apartments, including bigger units for young families.

The proposal mirrors a similar move by L.A. County leaders, who have also criticized LAHSA for oversight and accounting problems.

The new guidance contradicts earlier statements from a city official who said tenants were on the hook for post-fire decontamination inside their own units.

In the run-up to the 2028 Olympics, some city leaders say development barriers need to be removed. But opponents say the damage to communities could be long-lasting.

The ruling says city officials cited no evidence that homeless shelters and other types of housing posed an immediate threat to public safety.

The nascent Altadena Tenants Union has become a magnet for renters who’ve faced displacement, rent hikes and lease terminations in the wake of the fires.

This is the third price gouging case filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over alleged attempts to increase rents on tenants displaced by the fires.

More than 80 homes burned down in Pasadena’s Upper Hastings Ranch, known for dazzling holiday light displays. This long weekend, neighbors gathered for a holiday block party.

After a contentious debate pitting landlords against renters — and councilmembers against each other — a post-fire eviction proposal didn’t secure enough votes to pass.

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase the maximum fine from $10,000 to $50,000.

Government documents show Va Lecia Adams Kellum, who leads an agency that manages over $700 million in homeless services contracts each year, inked deals with the nonprofit where her husband is a senior staffer.

One month after the fires, many renters still can’t move back to their homes because their landlords won’t say when, or if, they plan to clean up toxic ash.