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Housing & Homelessness
Housing issues, homelessness crisis in California
Los Angeles’s Anti-Camping Law Cost $3 Million, Permanently Housed 2 People
The law was passed in 2021 to prevent obstruction of public spaces, address safety concerns, and reduce homeless encampments across the city.
June 1, 2024
BY
City News Service
Deadline Approaching for Landlords to Apply for LA County Rent Relief Program
Landlords whose revenue dipped during the pandemic can receive up to $30,000 per unit for past-due rent. Last ...
June 1, 2024
BY
City News Service
California Bill Would Allow Funding for Drug-Free Recovery Homes
The state's 'housing first' policy excluded such homes in favor of getting addicts off the streets. But mixing ...
May 24, 2024
BY
Rudy Blalock
San Diego County Homeless Count Up 3 Percent From Last Year
Volunteers found 10,605 homeless people, with a significant increase in people living in their cars.
May 23, 2024
BY
City News Service
Huntington Beach to Keep Fighting Despite State’s Recent Court Victory on Affordable Housing
Surf City pushes for local control, but Attorney General Rob Bonta says cities are not above the law ...
May 22, 2024
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Rudy Blalock
San Francisco Homelessness Surges but Fewer on the Streets: City Data
Data show that there were 437 homeless families in San Francisco on Jan. 30, up by 94 percent ...
May 18, 2024
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Aldgra Fredly
California Opens First Round of Prop. 1 Funding
Gov. Gavin Newsom Announced that $3.3 billion will be made available by July to help people suffering from ...
May 16, 2024
BY
Rudy Blalock
Hollywood Businesses Put Potted Cacti on Sidewalks to Discourage Homeless Camps
A few of the plants have been stolen, but otherwise the strategy seems to be working.
May 16, 2024
BY
Jill McLaughlin
Number of Fires Set by Homeless People Hits 38 a Day in Los Angeles
The number almost doubled that recorded in 2020.
May 14, 2024
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Jill McLaughlin
Orange County Sees 28 Percent Increase in Homeless Population Since 2022
The report indicated that substance abuse was the leading disabling condition among the unsheltered, while mental illness was ...
May 12, 2024
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Sophie Li
San Francisco’s Tally of Tents on the Streets Hits a 5-Year Low
The city credits outreach and a court ruling in September that people who refuse shelter can't be considered ...
May 10, 2024
BY
Rudy Blalock
Lawsuit Against Sacramento for Failing to Crack Down on Homeless Camping Can Proceed
The district attorney said he'll amend the suit as required by a judge, but he acknowledges the city ...
May 8, 2024
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Jill McLaughlin
San Francisco Nonprofit Accused of Billing City $105,000 for Work That Was Never Done
The Providence Foundation allegedly submitted bogus invoices for work at a homeless shelter. The city attorney calls it ...
May 8, 2024
BY
Travis Gillmore
California Bill Aims to Fast Track Office-to-Housing Conversions in Downtown Areas
The bill brings together housing advocate YIMBY and the California Preservation Foundation, two groups usually at odds.
May 7, 2024
BY
Rudy Blalock
California’s Capital City Won’t Boot Homeless People From Self-Governed, City-Sanctioned Camp, Mayor Says
Leaders of Sacramento said they'd help residents find alternatives to Camp Resolution, which the district attorney has criticized ...
May 7, 2024
BY
Rudy Blalock
$360 Million San Francisco Infrastructure Bond Proposed for November Ballot
San Francisco Mayor London Breed unveiled plans April 29 for a $360 million bond aimed at bolstering the ...
May 3, 2024
BY
Aaron Gonzalez
California Judge Strikes Down Single-Family Lot Splits
If the ruling is upheld on appeal, it will overturn SB 9 in all of the state’s charter ...
May 3, 2024
BY
Aaron Gonzalez
San Francisco Receives $37 Million for Affordable Housing
San Francisco will receive nearly $40 million to fund the creation of affordable housing thanks to a state ...
May 2, 2024
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Rudy Blalock
In Deal With State, Malibu Agrees to Complete Plan for Affordable Housing
The coastal city pledged to finish its plan by Sept. 23 and acknowledged that until then, it cannot ...
May 1, 2024
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Rudy Blalock
Los Angeles’s Transit System Grapples With Public Safety Emergency Amid Escalating Violence
Drug abuse, mental illness, and repeat offenders plaguing L.A.’s trains and buses.
April 27, 2024
BY
Beige Luciano-Adams
Can California Cities Clear Homeless Camps? Depends on Supreme Court Ruling
Justices heard arguments that laws against camping violate the Constitution's ban on 'cruel and unusual' punishment. Cities hope ...
April 26, 2024
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Beige Luciano-Adams
Los Angeles County Mandates All Rentals Be Inspected Every 4 Years
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave final approval April 23 to changes in the county's ...
April 24, 2024
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City News Service
Santa Monica to Build 122 Affordable Apartments for $1 Million Each
The multi-story apartment building will offer 2- and 3-bedroom units with shops and parking on the ground floor.
April 23, 2024
BY
Jill McLaughlin
Caruso Pushes Back on Mayor’s Call for Wealthy Angelenos to Fund Homeless Housing
The developer, who lost to Bass in 2022, said billions in taxpayer dollars spent on homelessness has amounted ...
April 19, 2024
BY
Beige Luciano-Adams
Los Angeles County Residents Hit New Lows in Quality-of-Life Survey
People are fed up with the high cost of living, especially women, Latinas, and renters. Many respondents said ...
April 19, 2024
BY
Jill McLaughlin
California Awards Communities Nearly $200 Million to Address Homeless Camps
The money will support 20 projects in 17 cities. Los Angeles County will receive by far the largest ...
April 19, 2024
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Travis Gillmore
Senate Panel Kills Bipartisan Bill to Ban Homeless Camps When Shelter Space is Available
Opponents said the bill, modeled on similar laws in San Diego, is inhumane and would 'further entrench people ...
April 18, 2024
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Travis Gillmore
TOP NEWS
What to Know About Hunter Biden’s Federal Trial as Jury Selection Begins
6hr
By
Joseph Lord
Jack Smith Made a Major ‘Mistake’ in Trump Case, Harvard Law Professor Says
7hr
By
Jack Phillips
Trump Will Appeal NY Conviction ‘All the Way’ to Supreme Court, Lawyer Says
7hr
By
Jack Phillips
FCC Ends Internet Subsidy Program for 23 Million Americans
7hr
By
Naveen Athrappully
Lack of Anemia Screening Leaves Older Patients More Vulnerable: Study
8hr
By
Jennifer Sweenie
Former FEC Commissioner Says Trump Guilty Verdict ‘Makes No Sense’
8hr
By
Catherine Yang
, Epoch Times
Trump Says Conviction Has Been ‘Very Hard’ for Melania Trump
9hr
By
Jack Phillips
‘I’m OK With It’: Trump Addresses Possibility of Prison Sentence
9hr
By
Catherine Yang
, Epoch Times
Brain Dead People May Not Be Dead–Here’s Why
10hr
By
Marina Zhang
Netanyahu Says No ‘Permanent Ceasefire’ Until Hamas Is Destroyed
10hr
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Jack Phillips