Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times: Developer tests a new way to fund housing for the homeless: private financing
Sometime this fall, 32 homeless people will move into a supportive housing project now rising on Colden Avenue, a transitional…
LA Times: A single law is devastating the affordability of housing in California. Repeal Costa-Hawkins
Real estate speculation and price-gouging are driving Californians to impossible commutes, overcrowded housing, and into the streets. According to a 2014 UCLA study, California is…
Los Angeles Times: California’s housing crisis reaches from the homeless to the middle class — but it’s still almost impossible to fix
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council gave housing advocates a lesson in why solving the statewide crisis in housing…
LA Times: We asked the candidates how they planned to meet housing production goals. Here’s how they responded
LA Times: We asked California gubernatorial candidates Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa a series of questions about their unprecedented goals of having…
LA Times: Sky-high rents and home prices are making it hard for Southern California businesses to attract workers
Ace Clearwater Enterprises needs to hire four welders. The South Bay aerospace company could also use three more machinists, as…
LA Times: Blame California’s cities and counties for housing delays, not state environmental law, new study says
Those who want to blame a California environmental law for the state’s housing problems should instead point their fingers at cities…
LA Times: Gavin Newsom calls for California to nearly quadruple its annual housing production
Gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom says California officials should set a goal to help 3.5 million new homes get built by 2025 to…
LA Times: To end the housing crisis, California leaders can’t be afraid to put all options on the table
The state’s housing market has long been unaffordable for far too many Californians. But in recent years, the problem has…
LA Times: L.A. stiffens rules for replacing rent-controlled units
Los Angeles lawmakers voted Wednesday to stiffen city rules surrounding the demolition of rent-controlled apartments, aiming to ensure that more…
LA Times: A panel of 50 must suggest how to spend millions for L.A. County’s homeless. So far, they can’t agree.
After nine hours of deliberation, the panel of 50 that must recommend how L.A. County should spend $355 million a…