Josie Huang

The East Los Angeles Community Corporation has strong ties in the city. But the non-profit's plan to build an affordable housing complex has stirred the locals.

Housing officials say LA needs to build at least 1,500 new housing units a year for the chronically homeless. Its current production rate is just 300 a year.

Austin Beutner had been in his post for a little more than a year. It's a surprise at the paper, which has embarked on several new ventures.

First Republic Bank, which has eight branches in Los Angeles and Orange counties, said it will not make loans if the borrower plans to use the Ellis Act to repurpose his or her rental property.

Steve Luftman, who is fighting an eviction under the Ellis Act, helped convince a city commission that his apartment should be classified as a historic monument.

Those planning L.A.'s 2024 bid to host the Olympics say they are eyeing a few downtown parcels in their plan to build a 100+ acre Olympic Village to house athletes.

Mayor Garcetti said he wants to make it easier for builders to start housing projects and is working to speed up the planning process at City Hall.

The vast majority of people commenting at a hearing Tuesday told city officials that professional short-term rental companies are driving up rents and ruining neighborhoods.

City planners say their plan to require live/work lofts in industrial areas like the Arts District will retain the area's creative class. Others aren't so sure.

A study of public assistance records for more than 900,000 county residents who've been homeless in recent years found that nearly half were children.

On Tuesday, L.A. officials will open a debate over regulating short-term rentals. A potential crackdown is already dividing the industry.

The commission voted unanimously in favor of zoning changes that will curb riverfront development in the northeast L.A. neighborhood.