LA Accountability Test: Donor Cases, Homelessness, School Cuts — May 25, 2026

Inside Safe Falls Back, and ULA’s Tax Math Gets Harder — June 10, 2026

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s Inside Safe faces a hard outcome check, with the L.A. Times reporting 40% of participants returned to the street, while new Measure ULA research argues the mansion tax may be eroding the property-tax base it needs. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Under L.A. mayor's $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street - Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-05/under-la-mayors-300-million-homeless-program-40-have-returned-to-street] — Los Angeles Times Advertisement [California](https://www.latimes.com/california) # Under L.A. mayor’s $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street ![Two people prepare breakfast at their campsite on a sidewalk on Main Street in Chinatown.… 2. L.A.'s Mansion Tax Was Meant to Fund Housing. Research Says It May Be Backfiring. - California YIMBY [https://cayimby.org/blog/l-a-s-mansion-tax-was-meant-to-fund-housing-research-says-it-may-be-backfiring] — California YIMBY [Skip to content](#content) [Site Menu Close Menu](#primary-footer-menu-section) Blog Affordable Housing Finance # L.A.’s Mansion Tax Was Meant to Fund Housing. Research Says It May Be Backfiring.  New research suggests Los Angeles’s “Mansion Tax” cancels out a… 3. Housing for All: Measure ULA funds in Action! - LA2050 [https://la2050.org/ideas/2024/housing-for-all:-measure-ula-funds-in-action] — LA2050 LIVE · 2024Grants Challenge # Housing for All: Measure ULA funds in Action! Idea by [United to House LA coalition](/organizations/united-to-house-la-coalition) Over $300 million has already been raised for affordable housing, homelessness… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

LA Reform Push: Homes, Homelessness, Permits, and Police — June 09, 2026

Los Angeles housing reform takes the spotlight as ADU rules, Mayor Bass homelessness results, and a Streets For All SB 79 report point toward faster building, while county permit streamlining and LAPD reform show the same pressure for measurable government performance. IN THIS EPISODE 1. [PDF] ordinance no. - City Clerk - City of Los Angeles [https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2016/16-1468_ord_draft_12-05-2019.pdf] ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.22 and 12.33, and repealing portions of Section 12.24, of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with State law. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section. 1. The following definitions are added to Section… 2. [PDF] Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department [https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/RRA3827-1_PageProofMay30-697a900769814.pdf] — RAND Corporation Research Report Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department Richard H. Donohue, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Shawn L. Hill, Danielle Sobol, Alejandro Roa Contreras RAND Justice Policy Program PR-A3827-1 June 2025 Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research… 3. DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 | Mayor Karen Bass [https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/delivering-results-2024-comprehensive-homelessness-strategy-nearly-doubles-permanent-housing] — Los Angeles Mayor's Office  # DELIVERING RESULTS IN 2024: Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy Nearly Doubles Permanent Housing Move-Ins Since Mayor Bass Took Office, Thousands More People Moved Inside Than In 2022 [***En… 4. NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis  - California YIMBY [https://cayimby.org/news-events/press-releases/new-report-how-land-use-reform-can-solve-the-los-angeles-budget-crisis] — California YIMBY [Skip to content](#content) [Site Menu Close Menu](#primary-footer-menu-section) Press Releases Supporting Organizations # NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis ## SB 79 Could Bring Up to $1 Billion to City Coffers; Help Solve Housing Shortage [Read the Report](https://data.streetsforall.org/blog/sb79_zoning_budget) **Los Angeles –** The City of Los… 5. [PDF] SmallBiz FAQ_Final - Department of Economic Opportunity [https://opportunity.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SmallBiz-FAQ_Final.pdf] Frequently Asked Questions PERMIT EXPRESS LA County SmallBiz LA County SmallBiz Permit Express is designed to support qualifying small businesses by providing expedited services for permits, entitlements, licenses, and inspections in Unincorporated LA County. This program aims to simplify and streamline the application process, making it easier and faster to obtain the necessary approvals needed… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

LA’s Reform Docket: ADUs, LAPD, ULA and Encampments — June 08, 2026

Los Angeles City Hall’s reform docket spans ADU rules, a RAND assessment of LAPD staffing and discipline, Measure ULA program guidelines, and homelessness emergency tools—showing where policy is being tightened, funded, or tested on the ground. IN THIS EPISODE 1. [PDF] ordinance no. - City Clerk - City of Los Angeles [https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2016/16-1468_ord_draft_12-05-2019.pdf] — City Clerk - City of Los Angeles ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.22 and 12.33, and repealing portions of Section 12.24, of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in accordance with State law. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section. 1. The following definitions are added to Section… 2. [PDF] Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department [https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/RRA3827-1_PageProofMay30-697a900769814.pdf] — RAND Corporation Research Report Organizational Assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department Richard H. Donohue, Samuel Peterson, Bob Harrison, Shawn L. Hill, Danielle Sobol, Alejandro Roa Contreras RAND Justice Policy Program PR-A3827-1 June 2025 Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research… 3. [PDF] Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs [https://unitedtohousela.com/app/uploads/2024/01/13-Permanent-Program-Guidelines-Master-Doc.pdf] — United to House LA Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs Drafted by Area Experts Throughout ULA Coalition January 2024 For general inquiries please contact: ●Joe Donlin, (joe@unitedtohousela.com); or ●Jackson Loop (jloop@scanph.org) INTRODUCTION Drafted by homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits, labor unions, and renters’ rights groups, Measure ULA will create an… 4. Homelessness - LA City Attorney's Office [https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/homelessness] — Los Angeles City Attorney's Office On her first day in office, Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto joined Mayor Karen Bass as she declared a local **emergency on homelessness**. The City Attorney’s Office provided the legal framework for this declaration, which cuts red tape, facilitates additional resources, and streamlines efforts to bring people inside. The following week, Mayor Bass signed an executive directive… 5. A Full-Circle Solution - LA County Homeless Services & Housing [https://homeless.lacounty.gov/full-circle-solution] — Los Angeles County  ## PROGRAMS ## INITIATIVES ## MUNICIPAL RELATIONS ## OUR PARTNERS ## News & Updates ## IMPACT DASHBOARDS ## ACCOUNTABILITY ## EVALUATION AGENDA ## ABOUT HSH ## DEPARTMENT TRANSITION # A Full-Circle Solution Resolving encampments—outdoor locations where people live unsheltered on the streets—is a critical… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

LA’s Housing Math: ULA Cash, Delays and the SB 79 Bet — June 07, 2026

Measure ULA and SB 79 put Los Angeles housing policy at the center of City Hall’s budget and homelessness debates, from stalled renter-aid contracts to claims that transit-oriented upzoning could bring in nearly $1 billion. IN THIS EPISODE 1. [PDF] Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs [https://unitedtohousela.com/app/uploads/2024/01/13-Permanent-Program-Guidelines-Master-Doc.pdf] — United to House LA Permanent Program Guidelines for Measure ULA Funding Programs Drafted by Area Experts Throughout ULA Coalition January 2024 For general inquiries please contact: ●Joe Donlin, (joe@unitedtohousela.com); or ●Jackson Loop (jloop@scanph.org) INTRODUCTION Drafted by homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits, labor unions, and renters’ rights groups, Measure ULA will create an… 2. Step Back — If Measure ULA is already collecting money for tenant protections and affordable housing, how can a $177 million renter-aid contract just sit unsigned for months — what’s the actual path from tax dollars to checks, and where can City Hall block or speed it up? BACKGROUND SOURCES * City attorney has left $177M tenant aid contract unsigned for months. LA leaders want to know why | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-city-attorney-hydee-feldstein-soto-united-to-house-la-tenant-aid-contract] — LAist * Inside the 90 minute city hall lockup before LA approved $177M for activist groups - AOL [https://www.aol.com/news/inside-90-minute-city-hall-040244183.html] — AOL * Inside the 90 minute city hall lockup before LA approved $177M for activist groups - AOL [https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/inside-90-minute-city-hall-040244183.html] — AOL * City Hall tug-of-war: coalition calls to preserve ULA, block Jarvis, support ACA13 as hoc committee considers developer giveaways - ULA [https://unitedtohousela.com/news/city-hall-tug-of-war-coalition-calls-to-preserve-ula-block-jarvis-support-aca13-as-hoc-committee-considers-developer-giveaways/] — Unitedtohousela * CAA presses L.A. for Measure ULA changes as city gathers input • California Apartment Association [https://caanet.org/caa-presses-l-a-for-measure-ula-changes-as-city-gathers-input/] — Mike Nemeth * City officials consider ‘mansion tax’ changes, but critics say proposed fixes don't go far enough | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-mansion-tax-measure-ula-housing-department-financing-changes] — LAist 3. NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis  - California YIMBY [https://cayimby.org/news-events/press-releases/new-report-how-land-use-reform-can-solve-the-los-angeles-budget-crisis] — California YIMBY [Skip to content](#content) [Site Menu Close Menu](#primary-footer-menu-section) Press Releases Supporting Organizations # NEW REPORT: How Land Use Reform Can Solve the Los Angeles Budget Crisis ## SB 79 Could Bring Up to $1 Billion to City Coffers; Help Solve Housing Shortage [Read the Report](https://data.streetsforall.org/blog/sb79_zoning_budget) **Los Angeles –** The City of Los… 4. Homelessness | City Attorney [https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/homelessness] — Los Angeles City Attorney On her first day in office, Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto joined Mayor Karen Bass as she declared a local **emergency on homelessness**. The City Attorney’s Office provided the legal framework for this declaration, which cuts red tape, facilitates additional resources, and streamlines efforts to bring people inside. The following week, Mayor Bass signed an executive directive… 5. Putting the Public Back in Housing — Part 2 - Knock LA [https://knock-la.com/public-housing-los-angeles-part-2/] — Knock LA Putting the Public Back in Housing — Part 2 - Knock LA Local Journalism Happens With YouSupport The Wohnpark Alt-Erlaa, a social housing complex atop a shopping mall in Vienna. (photo: Margherita Spiluttini) Among those who caught the social housing bug is LA City Councilmember — now mayoral candidate — Nithya Raman, a onetime planner. Her broad housing experience enabled her to suggest some… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].

LAUSD Probe Tests Accountability as LA’s Systems Snarl — June 05, 2026

LAUSD faces a federal Title IX investigation over sexual-misconduct handling, while board incumbents coast toward reelection and LAPD loses DACA-recipient officers to renewal backlogs. The through-line is institutional capacity: schools, policing, permitting and fees all test whether Los Angeles can execute. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Feds investigate LA schools for sexual misconduct allegations | Nation | iosconews.com [https://www.iosconews.com/news/nation/article_b8d2bf6d-f4a3-5b2a-a4da-d786b768ff10.html] — iOSco News # Feds investigate LA schools for sexual misconduct allegations | Nation | iosconews.com Author: Chris Woodward | The Center Square contributor Published: 2026-06-04T01:25:20+00:00 Source: iosconews.com (iosconews.com) Language: en ## Story Feds investigate LA schools for sexual misconduct allegations | Nation | iosconews.com You have permission to edit this article. Share This (The Center… 2. Step Back — When an apartment project already follows the zoning rules, why can approval still take months or years in L.A. — and which parts of that delay are actually choices City Hall could reform? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Development approval times and new housing supply: Evidence from Los Angeles - ScienceDirect [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094119026000434] — Sciencedirect * Exclusive CBJ Report: Part Two: LADWP Delays Much-Needed Housing Project - California Business Journal [https://calbizjournal.com/exclusive-cbj-report-part-two-ladwp-delays-much-needed-housing-project/] — Victoria Kertz, Staff Writer, California Business Journal * Los Angeles at 17.8% of Housing Goal – Clock is Ticking [https://therealdeal.com/la/2026/04/03/los-angeles-at-17-8-of-housing-goal-clock-is-ticking/] — Kennedy Zak * Mayor Bass Directs Permitting Reforms to Streamline Housing and Business Development Across Los Angeles [https://ladwpnews.com/mayor-bass-directs-permitting-reforms-to-streamline-housing-and-business-development-across-los-angeles/] — Ladwpnews * Multifamily Developers and Los Angeles: It’s Not a Love Story – Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2026/02/la-multifamily-development-decline/] — Nick Trombola February 12, 2026 2:05 pm 3. Los Angeles Unified board incumbents cruise to election wins | EdSource [https://edsource.org/updates/los-angeles-unified-board-incumbents-cruise-to-election-wins] — EdSource # Los Angeles Unified board incumbents cruise to election wins | EdSource Author: EdSource staff Published: 2026-06-04T16:57:11+00:00 Source: edsource.org (edsource.org) Language: en ## Story Los Angeles Unified board incumbents cruise to election wins | EdSource Story Title: Los Angeles Unified board incumbents cruise to election wins June 4, 2026 This story was originally published by… 4. DACA renewal delays leaving LAPD officers to turn in badges and guns | FOX 11 Los Angeles [https://www.foxla.com/news/daca-renewal-delays-leaving-lapd-officers-turn-badges-guns] — FOX 11 Los Angeles # DACA renewal delays leaving LAPD officers to turn in badges and guns | FOX 11 Los Angeles Author: Gina Silva Published: 2026-06-04T20:41:11-07:00 Source: foxla.com (foxla.com) Language: en ## Story DACA renewal delays leaving LAPD officers to turn in badges and guns | FOX 11 Los Angeles #### DACA recipient cops facing job loss Police officers who were previously DACA recipients are facing… 5. City Planning Recommends 66% Hike for Short-Term Rental Fees | La City Council | westsidecurrent.com [https://www.westsidecurrent.com/la_city_council/nightly-short-term-rental-fees-could-rise-66-under-city-planning-proposal/article_29200bd8-a091-41df-afe5-3bb453fa8de6.html] — Westside Current City Planning Recommends 66% Hike for Short-Term Rental Fees | La City Council | westsidecurrent.com You have permission to edit this article. Share This LOS ANGELES— The City's short-term rental program is getting more expensive to run — and officials want hosts to pay more of the bill. In a report submitted to the City Council, the Department of City Planning recommended raising fees on… Daily TopFive for Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Los Angeles Politics and Urbanism Daily on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-la-daily-fix/id1895649590] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3yLZ4pkQq99iMI5WLo3HUg]. Feedback? Email la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com [la-daily-fix@lanternpodcasts.com].