1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Student homelessness in Los Angeles County climbed nearly 30% in a single school year, far outpacing state and national trends, according to new UCLA research warning that the crisis is deepening just as the funding built to address it runs dry....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) When Californians voted to reduce drug penalties in 2014, it likely had the unintended consequence of also increasing homelessness in the state, according to a new report. “Ever since Prop. 47 was passed in 2014, there’s been a lot of critics of that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (684+ words) A proposal to exempt certain multifamily housing developments in Santa Monica's coastal zone from California Coastal Act review has resurfaced in a state budget trailer bill with new language that seems to benefit a very specific development by a Santa…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (561+ words) Affordable housing built in Santa Monica over the past fiscal year outpaced the city's minimum requirements by a wide margin, according to a new report presented to the City Council, even as the number of affordable units awaiting construction approval…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (299+ words) The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday directed staff to fold a Planning Commission blueprint for small-scale "missing middle" housing into the city's next housing plan and to weigh backing a state bill that supporters say could cut construction costs,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (424+ words) The City Council on Aug. 11 approved new funding guidelines and authorized staff to seek proposals for the next four-year cycle of the city's largest local grant program, even as residents and service providers warned that the money falls far short…...