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LA is reopening its Section 8 housing voucher waitlist for the first time in five years

City officials anticipate that about 365,000 households will apply for just 30,000 available spots; applicants will have a less than 1-in-12 chance of getting picked

Long-stalled housing project at First and Lorena readies to begin construction

Abandoned oil well in vacant lot is being capped to allow for Lorena Plaza to go up next to El Mercado in Boyle Heights

Good news for LA tenants: they’ll once again be able to apply for rent relief

City council voted to turn program over to the state, which will begin to take local applications next week

Why LA renters can’t apply for California’s billions of rent relief dollars

The city is not currently accepting applications for the assistance program intended to keep lower income families in their home

De León calls for city to speed up rent relief payments

Councilman introduced motion asking for housing department to expedite process and reopen application program

Elderly Japanese Americans must find new housing after state approves closure of their senior home

Residents of the intermediate care facility at Sakura Gardens in Boyle Heights must transfer out by July 20, it was announced Wednesday

California lawmakers extend eviction protections and launch program to help with unpaid rent

Legislation approved Thursday will direct federal relief dollars to pay landlords, but tenants’ group say it’s insufficient

LA City councilman Kevin De León wants to double homeless housing by 2025

Representative of CD-14, which includes Boyle Heights, says his plan presents a “North star’ for legislators to follow

A devastating fire underscores the crisis of veteran homelessness

BY ROBERT GARROVA Originally published on December 10, 2020 In September, Manuel Bernal got horrible news: a fire had destroyed the nearl... Read More...

Boyle Heights development on PLUC committee agenda

Public meeting will discuss Mariachi Plaza, Sakura Gardens and other hot-button local projects

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