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For the second time since 2018, California voters decisively rejected a bid to expand rent control across the state.
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Voters rejected Proposition 21, meaning a statewide ban on most new forms of rent control will remain in effect.
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Proposition 21: Everything you need to know
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A divided Los Angeles City Council backed off from a proposal to allow the removal of homeless encampments — if shelter is first offered.
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The L.A. City Council is moving with unusual speed to vote Wednesday to vastly expand where people are prohibited from bedding down for the night, drawing the ire of activists and some members of the council.
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We break down Proposition 19, which would provide a tax break for homeowners 55 and older and a tax hike for the children of homeowners.
Several L.A. City Council members support a push for a new law forbidding homeless people from setting up camps near the city’s new bridge shelters.
A judge is pushing the city and county of Los Angeles to clear homeless camps near freeways, but vacated an order requiring the clearance.
People with jobs and ready money sent high-end home sales up in the third quarter. Cheaper borrowing costs drove demand for more room to quarantine.
For years, homes that have been converted into shared living spaces have been considered part of the solution to homelessness. They face a crackdown from the Los Angeles Fire Department in what the operators of the homes say is unfair harassment.
Coronavirus Resources
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Finding a rental in L.A. was hard enough before the global pandemic. Here’s a guide to how to search and move in Southern California, and stay safe.
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Many homeowners who delay mortgage payments through forbearance plans will be allowed to make missed payments when the home is sold or the loan term is over.
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Mortgage companies are letting home owners with coronavirus-related financial hardships delay payments, but the process is confusing
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Renters in unincorporated L.A. County now have new tools to prevent eviction following a vote by the Board of Supervisors in response to the coronavirus.
Legislation and Policy
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Older homeowners would get a larger incentive to move into new homes and the so-called Lebowski loophole would go away.
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Garcetti is being talked up for a Cabinet post in a potential Biden administration.
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As voters prepare to vote on a rent control ballot measure, supporters and opponents are both pointing to the coronavirus as a reason to pass or reject Prop. 21.
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What will Proposition 21, the initiative to expand rent control in California, do?
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We break down Proposition 19, which would provide a tax break for homeowners 55 and older and a tax hike for the children of homeowners.
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Californians will vote on Proposition 21 in November, an effort to expand rent control across the state. The initiative is similar to one that failed in 2018.
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Massive wildfires are more frequent and more ferocious in California, and the risks are making it more difficult to solve the state’s housing shortage.
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Once again, California lawmakers tried and failed to pass legislation that would allow for more homes in single-family neighborhoods.
Times Columnists
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Neighbors in Silver Lake have been sounding the alarm, trying to prevent yet another death of a homeless person in a city where it happens far too often. We can’t allow this level of suffering to become acceptable.
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Excuses abound as to why California can’t bring more homeless people off the streets. In Bakersfield, a hospital blocked the use of a motel for housing.
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With millions at risk of eviction, renters must come first as California’s governor and lawmakers try to reach a legislative compromise with landlords.
More Housing and Homelessness News
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A new widow wonders whether to rent or buy her next home. Also: things to consider about how spouses hold title to their property.
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Social supports are scarce for 269,000 homeless students in California, UCLA report finds.
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The Southern California median home price rose sharply in September, hitting another record amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Months after filing a claim for his broken refrigerator, a Ventura man was still waiting for a repair or replacement.
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Interviews statewide reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets, as COVID-19 upended promises made early in 2019.
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Santana has been at the center of city and county political machinations for the last two decades. His decision puts to rest rumors of him running for office.
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Questions loom after a homeless Black man was killed by sheriff’s deputies who stopped him for jaywalking.
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The partnership between San Francisco-based Sunrun and the French brand aims to save 10,000 households $50 a month on their electricity bills.
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No homeless people should be camping in brush areas of Los Angeles that could explode with fire. They should be evacuated.
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The Southern California median home price rose 12% in August, as people took advantage of rock-bottom interest rates amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Special Reports
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It costs more to build low-income housing in California than anywhere else in the U.S., and the coronavirus pandemic is likely to make matters worse.
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At 76, Judge David Carter knows he shouldn’t be on skid row exposing himself to the coronavirus. But he wants more for L.A.'s homeless people.
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California’s push for density, supporting policies to encourage using transit and building housing near job centers, has a new enemy: the coronavirus.
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Opinion
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Far fewer infections have been reported than were feared. We must be doing something right.
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There’s a good reason not to force homeless people to move off a sidewalk for deep cleaning. It means they move somewhere else and increase their chances of getting COVID. If we are going to do cleanings, let’s be careful.
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A federal judge ordered the city and county to provide beds and services for people. But options are scarce, and warehousing them in large congregate settings is the worst option. Outdoor camping is no better.
