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The county will keep 11 of its 12 Project Roomkey sites open through September, but budget constraints will keep it from expanding the program.
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Despite facing a budget shortfall, Los Angeles hasn’t applied for millions in reimbursements for money spent to house homeless people amid the pandemic.
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The pandemic has dropped rents in San Francisco, allowing some tenants to find deals they could never imagine.
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The effort to vaccinate L.A.'s most vulnerable and hard-to-reach homeless communities, which is just getting underway, is fraught with obstacles.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that three hotels the city has been renting for vulnerable homeless people will stay open until the end of September.
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In a first for California, Sacramento poised to allow apartments in single-family home neighborhoods
In a first for California, Sacramento poised to allow apartments in single-family home neighborhoods
Capital city says it’s important to allow more housing near jobs, transit
The new Backyard Homes Project helps homeowners build an ADU. In exchange, owners make a key promise: Rent the granny flat to a low-income tenant.
Los Angeles has launched a program with over a dozen preapproved designs from top architects for backyard dwellings, cutting the bureaucracy for needed housing.
Three people were injured when an SUV drove through several tents in a homeless encampment and struck a fence in Brentwood.
El Centro Cultural de Mexico in Santa Ana has let homeless people camp on its property. Volunteer Ben Vazquez asks why Orange County hasn’t done more to help those without housing.
Coronavirus Resources
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Moving often brings a lot of stress and anxiety. But local moving professionals explain how some extra planning can make your move day go smoothly.
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To find the right roommate, you might first have to find yourself. Here are tips and strategies for making a roommate match and keeping the relationship healthy.
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If you are planning to rent an apartment or house and have a pet, here’s a guide to searching for the right place and negotiating with a landlord.
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Whether you’re moving yourself or hiring professionals, here are some recommendations on how to move during the pandemic.
Legislation and Policy
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In a post-pandemic world, will L.A. be a city of empty buildings and homeless people sleeping on the ground outside of them? Not if Rose Rios has a say.
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Legislature passes and Newsom has said he will sign measure providing eviction protection for tenants who pay at least 25% of their rent through June.
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The proposal would also create a rent subsidy program using up to $2.6 billion in federal rental relief dollars.
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With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, the California court system is preparing for eviction cases to double
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Will California lawmakers extend eviction protections or pass meaningful legislation to increase housing production this year?
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Advisor Jason Elliott reflects on the state’s response to homelessness during COVID-19 and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mixed record on affordable housing.
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Terrance Stewart’s family was unable to find housing in Riverside due to his cocaine dealing conviction even after he earned a master’s degree from UC Riverside.
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President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a robust plan to jump start housing construction and add new housing subsidies in the U.S.
Times Columnists
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A man with a PhD lost his six-figure job and became homeless. He asked strangers to foster his dog. When his story was told, help poured in and gave him what he needed to get back on his feet.
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Population growth in California has slowed to a crawl. Lawmakers should interpret this a sign to finally address the affordable housing crisis in a big way.
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Without help, a “perfect superstorm” of hardship is coming for Californians who are on the verge of losing their housing or who are already homeless.
More Housing and Homelessness News
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Local officials recently dismantled a Menlo Park encampment in marshlands near Facebook. But weeks later, its residents are moving back.
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By putting homeless people in hotels for isolation or quarantine, San Francisco freed up hospital space for patients with serious cases of COVID-19.
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The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the homeless issue in Southern California, where sometimes it can feel as though you are driving through the Great Depression.
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Each tent has a storage unit to keep the area free of clutter and litter
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A Mexican cultural center in Santa Ana is butting heads with the city over a homeless encampment in its parking lot.
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A report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California alleges widespread abuse of homeless people in the Mojave Desert city of Lancaster.
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Southern California median home prices and sales rose by double digits in January amid a pandemic housing boom driven by low mortgage rates and a desire for additional space.
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The L.A. River plan acknowledges the problem of displacement, but its solutions won’t go far enough, fast enough to ensure that it benefits the surrounding working-class communities.
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A new effort to build housing for the homeless intends to demonstrate how the private sector can build faster and cheaper
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San Diego’s new Democrat-dominated City Council explores bold ideas after years focused on incentives and streamlined regulations.
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Special Reports
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Gov. Gavin Newsom promised “giant leaps forward” on climate. But so far state officials haven’t embraced a push to require all-electric buildings.
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The effort is part of a pilot program called Kids First to help homeless families and children in L.A. get healthcare, tutoring and permanent housing.
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In major cities such as Los Angeles, rent is falling during the COVID-19 pandemic. But in suburban markets such as the Inland Empire, rent is rising fast.
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Opinion
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Homeless people shouldn’t need to choose between a cold tent and a virus-riddled shelter.
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The Los Angeles village of tiny homes for homeless people is a good idea — but shouldn’t be a $5-million project.
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Can Raman provide the model for helping California finally match its progressive rhetoric with local action on housing?
