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San Diego Ranked As Most Expensive City To Live In U.S. According To New Study

October 26, 2023 5:25 pmOctober 26, 2023 5:25 pm

A new study by the U.S. News and World Report released on Thursday found that San Diego is the most expensive city to live in in 2023, with 12 of the top 20 most expensive cities being within California. According...

732,000 Letters Favoring Ballot Initiative to Increase Rent Control

October 25, 2023 2:30 amOctober 25, 2023 2:31 am

A group of California housing advocates, renters, lawmakers, and social justice organizations announced on Tuesday that they will be sending more than 732,000 letters to Governor Gavin Newsom to help convince him to support the upcoming 2024 statewide rent control...

Bill To Halt Mandatory Evictions Based On Tenant Criminal History Passes Assembly, Senate

September 15, 2023 11:42 am

A bill that would halt all mandatory evictions in the state because of the criminal history of tenants passed both the Assembly and Senate this week, with a final decision by Governor Gavin Newsom due within the next month. Assembly...

Farmers Insurance Lays Off 2,400 Workers In Latest Insurance Company Flight From California

August 29, 2023 6:57 pmAugust 29, 2023 6:57 pm

Farmers Insurance Group, the Los Angeles-based insurer group of vehicles, homes and small businesses, announced this week that they will be laying off 2,400 workers, largely because of large increases in construction and reconstruction costs, inflation, and a largely increased...

CA Senate Republicans Send Letter To Insurance Commissioner Lara Over Faltering Homeowners Insurance Market

August 25, 2023 2:30 amAugust 25, 2023 2:31 am

California State Senators delivered a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday, urging him to take more direct action in fixing the state’s faltering homeowners insurance market. In the past three months, 5 insurance companies operating in California...

HUD Agrees On Exemptions In LA Over Homeless Permanent Housing Requirements

August 17, 2023 2:30 amAugust 17, 2023 2:31 am

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this week that, at the insistence of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other city officials, they will be exempting Los Angeles housing providers from requirements that city-assigned apartment applicants...

LA Hotel Owners Forced to Rent to Homeless Instead of Tourists

August 12, 2023 2:30 amAugust 12, 2023 2:31 am

The Los Angeles Housing Department announced this week that 17 owners of residential hotels in the city have received warnings over letting out rooms to tourists, highlighting that they are breaking city law if the rooms aren’t being rented out...