LA has had rent control for decades. Still, most of the city’s renters pay more than what the federal government considers affordable.
In Los Angeles, where there’s a housing crisis, the pandemic has some looking at the “adaptive reuse” of under-used office buildings.
In hard-hit L.A., only about 15% of the city’s current rent relief funding has reached households in need.
Not all states have the programs, in which workers’ hours are cut and unemployment benefits are used to fill in wages.
The goal is to reach out and help people before they lose their housing.
Workers connect qualifying callers with one-time emergency aid.
In the heart of LA’s Thai community, low-income immigrants are getting ready to launch their first businesses in a new food hall.
Americans aged 65 and older are more likely to keep working into old age.
California’s early history redefined how Americans saw failure and success. Today, the state’s economy continues to benefit from entrepreneurs eager to take big chances.
