Landlords want to kick out rent-controlled tenants. Shelby Istrin is here to help — for a fee.

Huntington Park police raided an activist's home after he advocated for street vendors, rasing questions about 1st Amendment rights and city retaliation.

A list of community resources and mutual aid groups for people who need support during the storm, or want to help their neighbors in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles area mutual aid groups are worried city and county officials are not moving fast enough to prepare those who live on the street.

An overwhelming majority of unhoused people surveyed said their belongings were taken and that police forced them off of public property.

At a meeting that went late into the evening, the Cudahy City Council voted in favor of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, endorsing a resolution proposed by Rep. Cori Bush.

Emails show the robots, which are a constant sight in Los Angeles, can be used for surveillance.

The city of LA only has 14 permanent public bathrooms on the sidewalk for almost 4 million people, installed and maintained by street furniture company.

L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price was charged with embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Heralded as a solution for providing shade and gender equity, the unassuming piece of street furniture took social media by storm.

Many of the unhoused people who live at Travelodge motel in Chatsworth say they were told not to leave their rooms during Karen Bass' press conference.

In Skid Row, where thousands of unhoused residents deal with extreme weather events on a day-to-day basis, relief from the elements can mean life or death.

The North Hollywood strip club reopened last Thursday, after a strike, as the only strip club with unionized dancers in Los Angeles (and the nation).

The fence has come down around Echo Park Lake, but the legacy of Los Angeles’s largest sweep in recent history — and the vilification that accompanied it — lives on.

Organizations that supported Measure J are confused about why LA County is awarding millions to law enforcement-affiliated consultants.

It’s Sunshine Week. To celebrate, LA Public Press contributor Maylin Tu writes about how you can file your own records requests.

Juanita encampment residents felt pressured into the program. They’ve launched a campaign to push back.

Landlords are notoriously bad at making necessary repairs in a timely fashion. Here’s a guide to the different ways you can pressure them to do their job.

While new shelters were originally slated for January, they may be installed as late as June as the city waits to resolve CEQA lawsuits.

The number dwarfs mail sent by all other Los Angeles City Council offices combined.

Julia Orozco was more than exhausted by the time she got to Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. But she pushed past the tiredness, because she was there to

After occupying empty homes owned by Caltrans, the Reclaimers struck a deal with the city of Los Angeles. Now the city wants them out.

Underground punk music has a long history in Los Angeles most notably in East LA, But just down the road past Sears Tower and through Vernon, SELA’s scene has been just as busy.

Alex Villanueva trails behind incumbent Janice Hahn by an almost 30 point margin.

We reviewed hundreds of emails and records and found that stations went days, weeks and in some cases months without being serviced.

Since election day on March 5, the results have shifted significantly. While many people voted on election day, many LA residents opted to mail in their ballots and ballots are still being counted by...

People from across the county came to voice their support for the 10 year old garden.

The unhoused people on Jasmine Ave. had created a small community — then they were swept.

Progressive Jewish organizers in Los Angeles want people to amplify Palestinian voices and stop portraying Jewish people as a monolith.

Extra food stamp payments kept people in Los Angeles from going hungry during the Covid pandemic. But they ended this spring and volunteers can't keep up.

The Hillside Villa tenants will still have to repay over $1 million in rent debt under a deal to extend the affordability covenant on their building.

A yearlong analysis of LA Sheriff's Department records reveals that, since 1984, at least 916 people have been fired upon by deputies.

Tenants often don’t know that the law is on their side. We’ve outlined resources and tools that can help you in a fight with your landlord in Los Angeles.

The Cudahy City Council passed a rent control ordinance, which limits the annual rent increase at 3%.

Most people in the city of Los Angeles rent and with pandemic protections for renters expiring earlier this year, many have been left struggling to pay

The Los Angeles Housing Department closed its main office at 1200 West Seventh Street after its landlord opted to re-lease the whole building.

Before resigning, LA Housing Department General Manager Ann Sewill faced criticism and protests from tenants for how she handled various housing issues.

The City of Bell Gardens unanimously approved a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza last Monday.

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LA Public Press spoke with five Times journalists who signed the letter back in mid-November.

At a meeting of LAHSA, the countywide agency charged with providing homelessness services, the new chief gave a report on her first 36 days on the job.

Our series on getting involved in government concludes with a look at our most local option: the Neighborhood Councils.

The fence has come down around Echo Park Lake, but the legacy of Los Angeles’s largest sweep in recent history — and the vilification that accompanied it — lives on.

It’s Sunshine Week. To celebrate, LA Public Press contributor Maylin Tu writes about how you can file your own records requests.

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Preliminary report shows the new zero-bail policy has been effective at releasing low-risk people from jail with less than 3% rearrests.

Villanueva dodged subpoenas until 2024 – finally changing his stance on complying with the request to appear in front of the oversight commission.

Journalism is not a prop.

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After questions from LA Public Press on why police were arresting drone pilots flying in downtown, LAPD says they will stop enforcing the city’s drone law.

A group of locals in Echo Park came together to save and recreate a mural they felt celebrated their neighborhood.

Little Tokyo has been a resilient center of Japanese-American culture. Now the Los Angeles neighborhood faces a new round of gentrification.

Four LA City Councilmembers struggle to explain why they voted for both more policing and less policing at the same time.

The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council took a strong stance against the development of a six story mixed use building on E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue.