A slim majority said Senate Bill 79 would take away the city’s control over housing growth. Other council members said the city is failing to confront the crisis.| LAist
After renters sued over alleged lack of enforcement, L.A. County has now clarified tenant rights and landlord responsibilities in smoke-damaged homes.| LAist
Hydee Feldstein Soto said she wants to know if city funds helped tenants as intended. The tenant aid group says it's already complied with contract reporting requirements.| LAist
For one listing, rent jumped nearly 86% since September. In an interview with LAist, the agent said she told her client, “People are desperate, and you can probably get good money.”| LAist
The region already had a severe shortage of affordable housing. With thousands of families displaced by fires, it’s now even worse.| LAist
LAist’s coverage of how Southern California’s sky-high housing costs are changing how we live and who can afford to keep a roof over their head. We look at how we got here and what’s being done to help those struggling.| LAist