People who work for a living need to be able to make a living. Raising the minimum wage is a vital part of the solution to the affordability crisis. The […]
Tag: housing
Posted inLocal, News
LA County rents fall
Apartment rents in Los Angeles County fell to their lowest level in nearly four years during the second quarter of 2026. However, many recent college graduates would still need to […]
Posted inGovernment, Local, Local Politics
Q&A: Rae Huang on housing, public safety, and a people‑centered Los Angeles
Election Day is swiftly approaching on June 2 with Los Angeles Mayoral candidates running. Reverend Rae Huang is a community organizer, ordained Presbyterian minister and a leader who is putting […]
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The first LA mayoral debate sheds light on a ‘broken’ LA
On Monday, March 23, the first mayoral debate of the election cycle took place. Hosted by the Housing Action Coalition and Streets for All, “Shaping Los Angeles: A Debate about […]
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South L.A. residents gain 37 new affordable homes
More South Los Angeles residents will soon have a stable place to call home. Today, Eleos and Health Net marked the start of construction on a new 37-unit affordable housing community at 5637 S. Broadway in […]
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Housing and human advocates want support
More than 100 advocates with lived experience of homelessness, policymakers, affordable housing providers, and grassroots community organizations rallied to call on the Governor and legislators to support the California Housing […]
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Board boosts funding for homeless initiative
Following its Jan. 10 declaration of a countywide homeless emergency, the Board of Supervisors this week authorized its largest-ever annual budget allocation for the county’s Homeless Initiative—$609.7 million. “Budgets reflect […]
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Record inflation shrinks housing affordability, worsens racial wealth gaps
This summer, temperatures are not the only thing rising above normal. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation’s consumer price index (CPI) at the end of May […]
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Queen Latifah’s real estate firm set to create new affordable housing in her hometown
According to News 12/AfroTech,Queen Latifah has secured a new deal to create new housing in Newark, NJ through Blue Sugar Corporation — her real estate development firm. “To me, Newark is ours. Newark […]
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Newsom awards $50 million to local communities to tackle encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the award of $50 million in grants to 19 communities throughout California to provide shelter or housing for 1,401 individuals currently experiencing homelessness in encampments. […]
