Fire-scarred Pacific Palisades has emerged as a key battleground in the Los Angeles mayoral election — for both its many undecided voters and potent symbolism.

The prospect of SRO Housing Corp., which operates 2,500 units of affordable housing, going under creates a significant new problem for Mayor Karen Bass and other local political leaders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed that housing production has increased 59 percent during his tenure. But his calculation left out San Diego and other large cities. 'It's a pretty basic error,' one...

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is using last-minute legislation to keep a controversial low-income housing project a block from the Pacific Ocean alive.

Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe outreach teams went 25 times to a one-mile stretch along the 110 Freeway in South L.A. The area stands as a symbol of the challenges facing the program.

A battle is brewing in Sunset Square, where residents are fighting over HPOZ rules. Some say the historic protections are saving the neighborhood. Others claim they're destroying it.

L.A. officials say people living on the streets will likely have to leave certain areas come 2028. They don't know how they'll be moved or who will pay for it.

Lee West and Steven Dietz plan to raise up to $250 million to buy lots and build homes in Pacific Palisades. They told residents that state Sen. Ben Allen was on their nonprofit board, but Allen told ...

Many LA wildfire survivors are united against 'predatory developers,' who they say are exploiting vulnerable residents and changing their communities. Lawmakers are trying to balance the need to build...

Work cleaning the Oceanwide Plaza skyscrapers — known informally as Graffiti Towers — will begin immediately, according to the $517-million sale agreement tentatively approved by a federal judge.

New report from me at National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL) breaking down what happens now that the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is law. Key takeaways: -No provisions in the ...

For a decade, progressives argued over whether greedy landlords or blocked construction caused the housing crisis. Zohran Mamdani and Nithya Raman say the answer is both.

Nithya Raman pulled ahead of Spencer Pratt in the race to get into the Nov. 3 mayoral runoff on Sunday, five days after the vote counting began.

An update of votes for Los Angeles mayor, reported by media outlets, led some observers to believe there was a large batch of votes counted that included zero votes for candidate Spencer Pratt. There ...

Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff, while Xavier Becerra was in position to make the runoff in the governor’s race in early returns.

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The decision boosts state regulators who have threatened major sanctions against the city.

The union representing state attorneys argued that the governor’s return-to-office order has unrecognized environmental impacts.

A sweeping poll finds that Southern Californians want housing and infrastructure built faster, but don't trust their elected officials to weaken regulations.

The governor want to eliminate fees on a narrow slice of publicly funded low-income housing developments, arguing they're counterproductive.

In an NBC News investigation, our team spoke with contractors and a homeowner who allege the Army Corps of Engineers did not properly clean up debris after devastating California wildfires. Now, they'...

California's leading Democratic candidates for governor say they know how to fix the state's housing problems. Like Gov. Gavin Newsom, they run the risk of overpromising.

California's leading Democratic candidates for governor say they know how to fix the state's housing problems. Like Gov. Gavin Newsom, they run the risk of overpromising.

California's leading Democratic candidates for governor say they know how to fix the state's housing problems. Like Gov. Gavin Newsom, they run the risk of overpromising.

California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling cla...