Rina Palta
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Historically low vacancy rates keep dropping in Los Angeles, officials say. And that's hurting the city's Section 8 program. -
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to suspend a $2 billion overhaul of the county's jails.
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L.A. County's Probation Department will start paying the rent for hundreds of homeless probationers. The program's designed to eventually find ex-felons jobs. -
County leaders are looking for ways to better support relatives who take in foster children. Child welfare advocates say they've been woefully ignored. -
As legislative deadlines near, handfuls of bills aimed at helping the poor are advancing through the state legislature this week. -
Some rehab centers are offering a moderation approach to alcohol, even for severe drug addicts. Addiction researchers are taking notice. -
The L.A. City Council's vote to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 could reduce reliance on social safety net institutions, a UC Berkeley study finds. -
Assembly Bill 1335 would add a $75 fee to some real estate transactions and put that money in a fund to build subsidized housing. -
Congresswoman Maxine Waters says she'll ask the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to block L.A. County's proposed sale of 241 units of public housing. -
The U.S. Attorneys Office in L.A. has brought charges against high-ranking former officials in L.A.'s county jails. Legal experts anticipate a legal slugfest.
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