Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Housing

L.A. City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez holds up his rental contract during council discussion of renter protections. Photo via city meeting video

L.A. City Council Approves Significant New Renter Protections

By Joe Linton | Jan 20, 2023 | No Comments

Tennant protections represent an important, though incomplete, victory for L.A. tenants and for the council's growing progressive cohort

L-R: Jackalyn Jung and Jordan Guitron, mental health crisis response workers from L.A. CADA, working with SGV CARE. Credit: Chris Greenspon/SBLA

Mental Health Crisis Response pilot debuted by SGVCOG

By Chris Greenspon | Oct 28, 2022 | No Comments

Clinicians and peer support specialists may be called to assist first responders with incidents involving unhoused residents, drug induced episodes, and other behavioral issues

United to House L.A. proponents in front of the US Bank tower in DTLA. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

United to House L.A. Proponents Rally For Resources To End Homelessness

By Joe Linton | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

If passed, "Measure ULA" would enact a new tax on the sale of high value property in L.A. City; tax revenues would be dedicated to projects and programs to end homelessness.

The defunct campus of Glenelder Elementary in Hacienda Heights, could be the future site of a luxury condo development. Credit: Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog

County Supervisors Toss Out Activist Appeal Against Hacienda Heights Condos, Solis Abstains

By Chris Greenspon | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

A coalition of concerned residents had a dozen arguments up their sleeves to stave off development in their neighborhood, but it wasn’t enough to get their way

The exterior gate of Esperanza Villa Tiny Homes Village in Baldwin Park. Credit: Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog

As Baldwin Park Tiny Homes Expand, A Resident Tells Her Success Story

By Chris Greenspon | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

SBLA sat down with a recent resident of the Esperanza Villa to get a sense of what services and opportunities unhoused people in need in the San Gabriel Valley can find there.

During Tuesday's press briefing, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he would be sending Metro boardmembers helpful graphics like the one he is pointing at so they could learn the difference between transportation and housing.

As Election Nears, Embattled Sheriff Announces Plan to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System, Acts Like April Ultimatum Never Happened

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.

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