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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...

LA Supervisors Consider Massive $25 Minimum Wage For Hotel, Amusement Park Workers

August 9, 2023 4:33 pmAugust 9, 2023 4:34 pm

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced on Tuesday that she will be proposing a $25 minimum wage for both hotel workers and amusement park workers in the unicorporated areas of the county, which would, if passed, give a massive...

New Report Shows San Francisco Has Worst Recovery of Any City From the Pandemic

August 8, 2023 12:12 pmAugust 8, 2023 12:12 pm

According to a new study released on Tuesday, foot traffic in downtown San Francisco continued to remain at pandemic levels in recent months, showing that the city’s recovery is still a long way off. Since the late 2010’s, San Francisco...

LA Evictions Coming With Looming COVID-19 Back Rent Due

August 1, 2023 2:30 amAugust 1, 2023 2:31 am

Los Angeles officials said on Monday that a rise in homelessness in the city is expected in August, with the looming August 1st deadline for tenants to pay all back rent owed from March 2020 through September 2021. Citywide eviction...

Los Angeles Homelessness Jumps 9% in County to More than 75,500

June 30, 2023 2:30 amJune 30, 2023 2:31 am

A new study released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Thursday found that the number of homeless in the City of Los Angeles grew by 10% from last year, with the overall number in Los Angeles County...

San Francisco Office Vacancies Hit New Record – Nearly One-Third are Empty

June 27, 2023 1:11 pmJune 27, 2023 1:11 pm

According to a new study released Tuesday, San Francisco’s office vacancy rate hit a new high of 31.8% in the second quarter of 2023, climbing up from 29.4% earlier this year as the economic situation in San Francisco continues to...