Category Archives: Los Angeles

L.A. Council Blocks Rent Freeze, Triggering Protest

Posted on May 22, 2010 by comocal

May 22, 2010 By Phil Willon and Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles City Council on Friday effectively scuttled a proposed four-month freeze on rent increases in the city, igniting a chaotic protest by tenant rights advocates inside … Continue reading →

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LA City Council Votes Down Rent Freeze Proposal

Posted on May 22, 2010 by comocal

Garcetti, Rosendahl Change Votes, Protest Erupts & Turns Into Melee As Police Called In, Tenants Are Hurt & 3 Are Arrested It was a sad day for the City of Los Angeles on May 22, as the LA City Council … Continue reading →

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ACTION ALERT!!! Your Action Will Determine Whether We Win a

Posted on April 30, 2010 by comocal

  Turnout is greatly needed this Wednesday, MAY 5 at 8:00 am,  Room 1010, City Hall at the City Council Housing, Community & Economic Development Committee. We encourage you to get there at 7:30 am to ensure getting in the … Continue reading →

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The L.A. Mobile Home Park Task Force – Suggestions for the ‘GUIDE.’

Posted on November 30, 2007 by comocal

History & Preface: The L.A. Task Force publishes a GUIDE regarding the rent stabilization ordinance here in Los Angeles.  The Rent Adjustment Commission oversees the Task Force.  RAC has requested that Task Force Members make recommendations to update the Guide.  … Continue reading →

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Housing affordability at record low

Posted on March 1, 2007 by comocal

Los Angeles County was one of California’s two least affordable regions for first-time homebuyers in the fourth quarter, according to a report released Thursday. Nineteen percent of county households – a record low for the county in this 4-year-old survey … Continue reading →

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LOS ANGELES MOBILE HOME PARK TASK FORCE (MHPTF)

Posted on December 1, 2006 by comocal

THE VOICE, December 2006, Page 8: The MHPTF met November 1, 2006 in Los Angeles.  The task force is supposed to have full discussion of important issues in mobile home parks.  In the past, for the most part, those “discussions” … Continue reading →

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