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In a major legal development for one of Los Angeles’s most embattled affordable housing projects, a Superior Court judge ruled last week that the City must face allegations of discrimination

Los Angeles City Council District 11, encompassing affluent Westside neighborhoods from Venice and Mar Vista up to Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, has emerged as a focal point in the city’s

A significant drop in the number of unhoused people in Venice has been promoted by city officials as proof that homelessness policies are working. But new findings from the RAND

Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is facing criticism from housing advocates and legal service providers over her investigation into Stay Housed L.A., a city-funded legal aid program that

In a sharply worded federal court ruling this week, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter found that the City of Los Angeles has failed to meet its legal obligation to

On May 24th, neighbors gathered in Mar Vista for an outdoor screening of Swept, a powerful short documentary commissioned by Human Rights Watch. Released to accompany their August 2024 report,

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