Los Angeles County Dispute Resolution Program
ABOUT THE PROGRAM In 1986, the California Dispute Resolution Programs Act (DRPA) was signed into law. This law allows counties to fund alternative dispute resolution services from a portion of …
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MAYOR BASS ISSUES EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE TO MAXIMIZE USE OF CITY PROPERTY FOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING
Posted on 02/10/2023 LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today issued Executive Directive 3 to maximize the use of City-owned property for temporary and permanent housing as she moves Los Angeles …
LA Creates Country’s Second-Largest Pool Of Regulated Apartments With New Renter Protections
January 23, 2023 Bianca Barragán, Southern California With a Jan. 31 deadline looming, the Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved significant renter protections including one instituting universal just-cause eviction protections, making the city’s apartment …
The majority of unhoused people don’t stay on the street. Many more are like Sarah.
Ethan Ward Capital & Main (Editor’s note: The first of a three-part series from Capital & Main.) Beneath a glaring porch light over her grandmother’s driveway, Sarah Fay is on her …
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Mayor Bass’ program to move homeless people indoors to launch Tuesday
Mayor Karen Bass takes questions last week after declaring a state of emergency on homelessness. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
LA Mayor Karen Bass signs directive to speed up affordable housing projects
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says one of the reasons there isn’t enough housing for the homeless in the city is because of all the hurdles facing …
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Attorney General Bonta Shares Resources for Homeowners Facing Financial Hardship and Provides Tips to Avoid Foreclosure Scams
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued an alert highlighting resources for financially distressed homeowners and warning homeowners of mortgage-related scams. As Californians continue …
An emergency declaration gives Karen Bass new powers. How will she use them?
Mayor Karen Bass’ first day in office didn’t start at City Hall but down the street at the Emergency Operations Center where, flanked by elected officials, she declared the homeless crisis a state of emergency.
That move, which will require approval of the City Council, gives her the ability to expedite the process of creating new interim housing and making a plan to get the most vulnerable Angelenos off the streets as winter weather sets in. Bass met with the general managers of city departments and challenged them to bring her solutions to make the government more efficient and responsive when addressing homelessness.
‘Flood of evictions’ looms in Los Angeles as pandemic tenant protections expire
December 3, 20225:00 AM ET DANIELLE KAYE Martha Escudero in the kitchen of her home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. on Nov. 20, 2022. Stella Kalinina …
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California to pay millions in overdue utility bills for struggling families
by: Iman Palm Posted: Nov 22, 2022 / 04:47 PM PST Updated: Nov 22, 2022 / 08:26 PM PST Some Californians are getting help from the state to help pay their overdue utility …
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