Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s bill would improve the Tenant Protection Act. Landlords and developers have declared war.
Mayor Karen Bass expedited the project to help combat the city’s housing crisis. But these renters are fighting to stay in their homes.
Preventing price gouging on rents and predatory evictions are looming challenges for public officials.
As president, Trump proposed large cuts to affordable housing programs. Harris touts her record helping homeowners after the Great Recession.
The industry says it is struggling to find new workers as some schools hope to revamp trade programs.
Unenforceable laws and failed “affordable housing” policies show that public housing and tenant-controlled buildings must become the norm, say the founders of the Los Angeles Tenants Union in their new book.
Los Angeles officials are struggling to crack down on illegal rentals during a housing crisis. Here’s how to make sure you’re a responsible vacationer.
Amid an affordable housing crisis, dozens of rent-controlled buildings are listed on short-term rental websites. A 2018 law was supposed to stop that, but the city is struggling to enforce it.
Multiple efforts to boost housing construction are meant to bring home ownership back within reach. Meanwhile, workers can’t keep up.
An ambitious pilot program provides a myriad of resources to help participants achieve financial independence through stable employment.
Despite transparency concerns, the state auditor’s report says two programs focusing on housing and preventing homelessness are cost-effective.
Douglas Emmett Inc.’s surge in donations began after a city councilman opposed evictions.
Mike Balog has resisted eviction from his rent-controlled apartment for nearly ten years. The strain is wearing him down, but he has nowhere to go.
Joanne Marie Erickson, battling post-polio syndrome, grapples with the looming threat of homelessness.
Facing eviction after 30 years, Mike Balog says moving out would mean losing his community, part of his identity and having nowhere else to go.
Author Nick Romeo lays out a plan for an economy that puts workers and the planet above profits.
The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions.
Twenty-one hotels have been cited so far. If the citations are enforced and upheld in court, hundreds of rooms could be turned back into low-cost permanent housing for the city’s poorest residents.
The Blue Hollywood Street sanctuary run by Quincy Brown (“Pastor Blue”) demonstrates the paradox brought about by the nation’s now 52-year war on drugs. Safe sites for monitored drug use are seen as beneficial by public health experts but remain largely illegal.
With housing costs out of reach, workers from Brooklyn to Minneapolis to Los Angeles are demanding solutions.