Housing

Los Angeles city officials Wednesday are scheduled to provide information on the Emergency Renters Relief Program, which will subsidize housing for low-income earners whose rent has been significantly increased until a new state law goes into effect on Jan. 1.

California's ongoing housing crisis is exacting an especially heavy toll on women of color, who face systemic barriers to opportunity in the Southland and elsewhere, including wage discrimination, biases in the workplace, unsafe transit options and a lack of access to affordable daycare, according to a USC study released Thursday.

Pressing a legal challenge to a proposed Clippers arena in Inglewood, attorneys for a residents' group told a judge Tuesday the city violated the California Surplus Land Act by failing to give first priority to a possible affordable housing development on the property.

Los Angeles City Councilman Gilbert Cedillo and County Supervisor Hilda Solis today announced they will pursue creating a joint county-city affordable housing development in Chinatown.

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning announced a proposal to expand housing opportunities in downtown, while supporting business activity by proposing to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new developments.

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance today aimed at halting "no-fault" evictions of many rental-unit tenants until Jan. 1, when a new state law takes effect providing similar protections.

Anticipating a $134 million payout from paint manufacturers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to take a variety of steps to launch a massive lead-based paint clean-up effort at the start of 2020.

Facebook announced Tuesday that the company would be providing $1 billion to help address the affordable housing crisis in California.

Real estate is booming in Inglewood!

Do you live in a miserable city?

The median price of a Los Angeles County home increased by 5% in July, compared to the same month a year ago, while sales remained unchanged, according to figures released today.