The Santa Monica City Council is poised to finalize its second attempt at this year’s Housing Element when it meets on Tuesday, June 21.
The California Department of Housing
As of this week, the City of Santa Monica has four months remaining in which to provide an updated — acceptable — housing element to meet the requirements of the Department of
An ongoing leadership dispute within the Housing Commission has scuttled months of meetings just as the city is scrambling to address a deficient housing element that jeopardizes access to state
Homeless individuals in Santa Monica with access to Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) have been given priority access to the City’s affordable housing system, second only to Santa Monica residents
In tandem with the release of the 2022 homeless count data, the City has unveiled a series of proposals to strengthen its fight against homelessness.
While the number of homeless
In a 3-2 split the L.A. County Board of Supervisors narrowly passed a motion proposing a new master government entity in charge of coordinating a County wide response to
CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Associated Press
Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn’t imagine enduring it without her dog Petey.
Niebur credits
It has been fifty-four years this month since the passage of The Fair Housing Act of 1968, and discrimination-free housing is still a critical factor needed for the general health
JANIE HAR / Associated Press
College students squeezed by a massive housing shortage and surging rents are paying too much for moldy apartments, commuting long distances or sleeping in their cars
Heidi Marston, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, announced her resignation on Monday morning, citing pushback from the LAHSA Commission over her decision to raise the organization’
Seven of the eight candidates running gathered to discuss the district’s most pressing issues.
On Wednesday evening seven of the eight people running to represent L.A. City Council
City Council voted to oppose controversial housing bill SB 9 in 2021, but now that it has been signed into law by Governor Newsom, Councilmembers are seeking to guide its
