Dozens of Latino families in South Los Angeles are threatened with permanent displacement as legal advocates and community groups challenge city agencies over weak enforcement of tenant protection laws and insufficient relocation payments.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost his re-election bid after blocking a rent control measure he argued would worsen housing affordability despite its popularity among voters.
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November 2026 runoff after finishing second in the primary, with housing and homelessness at the center of the contest.
The Greater Los Angeles Realtors Association has endorsed Jose Ugarte for the 9th District council seat, highlighting a split in housing priorities as his opponent Estuardo Mazariegos campaigns on tenant protections and higher wages.
Pomona’s City Council has voted to keep its rent-control ordinance in place beyond 2026 but declined to create a rental registry, leaving enforcement questions for local tenants.
A plan to raise Oakland’s minimum wage to thirty dollars an hour has advanced to the city council, as fast-food workers in Alameda protest alleged wage theft and delayed pay.
