LA Budget Tightens Reserves as Tiny Homes Fill the Gap — May 22, 2026

LA’s Housing and City Hall Reform Agenda Gets Stress-Tested — May 29, 2026

Los Angeles housing reform is back in focus as ADU rules, Measure ULA spending, homelessness powers, LAUSD races, and City Council expansion all test whether City Hall can turn policy machinery into visible results. 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] 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… 3. 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… 4. LAUSD Voter Guide [https://info.ccsa.org/lausd-voter-guide] — California Charter Schools Association [](https://www.ccsa.org) # LAUSD Voter Guide 2026 Jump to: * District 2 ([map](https://4.files.edl.io/bf30/05/28/25/180111-f722d947-c06d-4928-85f7-5f1047b84b68.pdf)): [Rocío Rivas](#rocio-rivas) | [Raquel Zamora](#raquel-zamora) * District 4… 5. Why more Angelenos are finally beginning to embrace LA City Council expansion - CalMatters [https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/04/los-angeles-city-council-expansion] — CalMatters Join us at the CalMatters Ideas Festival on May 21. **💡 Get your tickets now.** # Why more Angelenos are finally beginning to embrace LA City Council expansion  ### Share this: ![The Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2023. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP… 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 Machine Hits Homelessness, Housing, Wages and Metro — May 28, 2026

Los Angeles homelessness governance takes center stage as private housing efforts collide with LAHSA’s fragmented authority, while City Hall delays tourism-worker wage hikes, LIHTC affordability clocks threaten tenants, and Metro’s cyber breach gets tied to Iran. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Step Back — When a private group says it can house people faster than LA’s official homelessness system, who in that system actually has the power to approve, block, or pay for a placement — LAHSA, the city, the county, nonprofits, landlords, or someone else? BACKGROUND SOURCES * LA officials and LAHSA trade blame as homeless service providers await millions in late payments | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-homeless-agency-late-payments-providers-city-county-crisis-blame-finances] — LAist * LA city leaders weigh pulling homelessness funds from LAHSA. About $300 million is on the line | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-weighs-pulling-homelessness-funds-from-lahsa] — LAist * LA County launches new homelessness department: ‘The buck is going to stop with us’ | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-homeless-services-and-housing-department-launch-lahsa] — LAist * System Planning & Coordination - LA County Homeless Services & Housing [https://homeless.lacounty.gov/system-planning-coordination/] — Lacounty * Key LA city leaders call for shifting homelessness spending away from LAHSA | LAist [https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-city-leaders-call-for-shifting-homelessness-spending-away-from-lahsa] — LAist 2. LA City Council delays minimum wage increases for tourism workers [https://laist.com/news/politics/la-city-council-delays-minimum-wage-increases-for-tourism-workers] — LAist Members with Unite Here Local 11 attended an L.A. City Council meeting on May 14, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Getty Images) The Los Angeles City Council has officially delayed minimum wage increases for tourism workers. The council made the final vote Tuesday, pushing back a boost to $30 an hour for airport and hotel workers from 2028 to 2030. The controversial move comes after L.A. faced major… 3. Putting the Public Back in Housing - Knock LA [https://knock-la.com/public-housing-los-angeles/] — Knock LA Putting the Public Back in Housing - Knock LA Local Journalism Happens With YouSupport Seems like a pretty good deal, right? A federal low-income housing program — actually the federal program — uses a section of the US tax code to the tune of roughly $13 billion annually to bypass the congressional appropriations and oversight processes and fund affordable housing. In doing so, it produces… 4. LA Metro Cyberattack Linked to Iranian State-Sponsored Hackers - SecurityWeek [https://www.securityweek.com/la-metro-cyberattack-linked-to-iranian-state-sponsored-hackers/] — SecurityWeek LA Metro Cyberattack Linked to Iranian State-Sponsored Hackers - SecurityWeek ### SECURITYWEEK NETWORK: ### ICS: Connect with us Hi, what are you looking for? The recent disruptive cyberattack that targeted the Los Angeles public transportation system has been linked to the Iranian government. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), widely known as LA Metro,… 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].

World Cup Security Meets Metro’s Big Week — May 27, 2026

Los Angeles World Cup Fan Festival is driving one of LAPD’s biggest deployments in decades, while Metro faces a cyber breach and celebrates the D Line’s long-awaited Wilshire opening—putting public safety, infrastructure resilience, and civic accountability in the same frame. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Los Angeles police preparing one of their largest deployments in decades for World Cup Fan Festival - ABC7 Los Angeles [https://abc7.com/post/los-angeles-police-preparing-largest-deployments-decades-world-cup-fan-festival/19177006/] — ABC7 Los Angeles # Los Angeles police preparing one of their largest deployments in decades for World Cup Fan Festival - ABC7 Los Angeles Published: 2026-05-27T05:52:43+00:00 Source: abc7.com (abc7.com) Language: en ## Story Los Angeles police preparing one of their largest deployments in decades for World Cup Fan Festival - ABC7 Los Angeles # LAPD preparing one of its largest deployments in decades for World… 2. Step Back — LAUSD has a superintendent, unions, state rules, and a giant bureaucracy — so when voters elect a school board member, what can that board actually change about student outcomes, and what is mostly outside its control? BACKGROUND SOURCES * As L.A. Reading Scores Rise, Former Chief Roy Romer’s Tenure Offers Déjà Vu — and a Warning – The 74 [https://www.the74million.org/article/as-l-a-reading-scores-rise-former-chief-roy-romers-tenure-offers-deja-vu-and-a-warning/] — Linda Jacobson * CA schools need stronger state oversight, researchers say - CalMatters [https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2026/05/california-schools-2/] — Carolyn Jones * California’s school funding crisis is on the picket line in LAUSD | EdSource [https://edsource.org/2026/lausd-workers-strike-april/755569] — Ana Ponce * What does the state superintendent actually do and how might that drastically change? | EdSource [https://edsource.org/2026/what-does-the-state-superintendent-actually-do-and-how-might-that-drastically-change/749965] — John Fensterwald * FBI raid of Los Angeles Superintendent Carvalho’s home, office may be linked to student AI chatbot | EdSource [https://edsource.org/2026/fbi-raids-home-and-office-of-los-angeles-unified-superintendent-carvalho/752038] — Thomas Peele , Betty Márquez Rosales , And John Fensterwald * LAUSD's temporary leader faces possible strike, key budget decisions | LAist [https://laist.com/news/education/los-angeles-unified-acting-superintendent-andres-chait-challenges] — LAist 3. LACMTA Addresses Cybersecurity Breach | Govly [https://app.govly.com/public/signals/104263] — Govly LACMTA Addresses Cybersecurity Breach | Govly 🔒 Cybersecurity 🚚 Transportation 🚨 Public Safety In March 2026, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) experienced a significant cyber breach attributed by Israeli researchers to the Iranian-linked hacking group Ababil of Minab. The attack resulted in the theft of at least 700 gigabytes of data and caused partial… 4. Snapshot: Metro D Line Extension Opens to Fanfare - Los Angeles Business Journal [https://labusinessjournal.com/featured/snapshot-metro-d-line-extension-opens-to-fanfare/] — Los Angeles Business Journal Snapshot: Metro D Line Extension Opens to Fanfare - Los Angeles Business Journal - List Products - Lists Directory Special Editions Search 65.2 F Los Angeles Tuesday, May 26, 2026 THE COMMUNITY OF BUSINESS™ - List Products - Lists Directory Special Editions # Snapshot: Metro D Line Extension Opens to Fanfare At long last, the first phase of the L.A. Metro D Line extension has… 5. Homeless Crisis on L.A. Sidewalks: No Tents Allowed [https://eurweb.com/homeless-sidewalk-sweeps-crisis/] — EURWeb Homeless Crisis on L.A. Sidewalks: No Tents Allowed # Removing Homeless Tents Doesn’t Remove the Homeless - Earl Ofari Hutchinson - May 26, 2026 Tentless – People walk past homeless man on sidewalk – via eurAI *The sight is so commonplace on Los Angeles streets that it no longer rates more than a passing glance. That is a homeless man or woman sleeping on a sidewalk. What’s even more… 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 Judge Vetting Meets Metro’s Mobility-Wallet Test — May 26, 2026

Los Angeles County Bar ratings give voters a guide to judicial candidates, while Metro’s South LA mobility-wallet pilot tests whether flexible transportation funds can close access gaps that cheaper bus fares alone can’t. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Are you wondering whether candidates running for Judgeships in L.A. are qualified to judge? [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskLosAngeles/comments/1tno6zg/are_you_wondering_whether_candidates_running_for/] — r/AskLosAngeles (37 pts, 8 comments) I am a lawyer (retired.) Every year, I am still asked how to vote for people running for judgeships in Los Angeles. I refer them to the Los Angeles County Bar's **Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee** that evaluates the candidates - and determines their qualifications to serve. The link at the LA County Bar Association is… 2. Step Back — LA experimented with a “mobility wallet” — basically transportation money low-income residents could spend beyond just Metro fares — so why do that instead of simply making transit cheaper or free? What problem is the wallet trying to solve that a fare discount can’t? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing the L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs [https://its.ucla.edu/publication/comparing-la-mobility-wallet-metro-life-programs/] — UCLA ITS Staff * policy brief: Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing the L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs - UC Institute of Transportation Studies [https://ucits.org/research_products/policy-brief-beyond-transit-discounts-comparing-the-l-a-mobility-wallet-and-low-income-fare-is-easy-life-programs/] — Ucits * research report: Evaluation of a Large Scale Universal Basic Mobility Wallet in South Los Angeles (Phase I) - UC Institute of Transportation Studies [https://ucits.org/research_products/research-report-evaluation-of-a-large-scale-universal-basic-mobility-wallet-in-south-los-angeles-phase-i/] — Ucits * policy brief: What Makes Universal Basic Mobility Programs Work? - UC Institute of Transportation Studies [https://ucits.org/research_products/policy-brief-what-makes-universal-basic-mobility-programs-work/] — Ucits * Early Results on Individual Life Outcomes from the L.A. Mobility Wallet Phase I Pilot Program [https://its.ucla.edu/publication/early-results-la-mobility-wallet-phase-i/] — UCLA ITS Staff * policy brief: Rethinking Transportation Assistance: LA’s Mobility Wallet Pilot Shows Promise in Securing Travel Access for Residents - UC Institute of Transportation Studies [https://ucits.org/research_products/policy-brief-rethinking-transportation-assistance-las-mobility-wallet-pilot-shows-promise-in-securing-travel-access-for-residents/] — Ucits * Rethinking Transportation Assistance: LA’s Mobility Wallet Pilot Shows Promise in Securing Travel Access for Residents [https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9f45r24p] — Escholarship 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 Accountability Test: Donor Cases, Homelessness, School Cuts — May 25, 2026

Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto faces career-prosecutor accusations over donor-linked case dismissals, as Karen Bass defends slow homelessness progress and LAUSD locks in hundreds of job cuts amid fiscal strain. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Career prosecutors accuse LA city attorney of dropping cases to help donors | LAist [https://laist.com/news/politics/career-prosecutors-accuse-la-city-attorney-of-dropping-cases-to-help-donors] — LAist # Career prosecutors accuse LA city attorney of dropping cases to help donors | LAist Published: 2026-05-22T19:28:18.611000+00:00 Source: laist.com (laist.com) Language: en ## Story Career prosecutors accuse LA city attorney of dropping cases to help donors | LAist Sponsored message Audience-funded nonprofit news Listen Next Up: 0:00 0:00 — See All Episodes Subscribe LAist Daily… 2. CNN Host to LA Mayor Karen Bass: You Promised To End Homelessness, It's Only Gone Down 17.6% | Video | RealClearPolitics [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/22/cnn_host_to_la_mayor_karen_bass_you_promised_to_end_homelessness_its_only_gone_down_176.html] — RealClearPolitics CNN Host to LA Mayor Karen Bass: You Promised To End Homelessness, It's Only Gone Down 17.6% | Video | RealClearPolitics Sign In| SUBSCRIBE RCP+ # CNN Host to LA Mayor Karen Bass: You Promised To End Homelessness, It's Only Gone Down 17.6% | Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass acknowledged LA is "not close" to meeting her 2026 promise to end homelessness in an interview with CNN's Elex Michaelson.… * > “Zero chance I consider voting for Bass. She's been an utter failure.” — r/LosAngeles (14 upvotes) [https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1tlkglr/nithya/ong9dt2/] Our take: We get why patience is gone: Bass made a huge end-street-homelessness promise and is now explaining why the system fought her. But a 17.6% decline is not nothing; the voter question is whether that reads as measurable progress or a broken promise. * > “Counterpoint: the Mayor runs all of those services you describe as broken in your area. Council is a legislature, not an executive position.” — r/LosAngeles (74 upvotes) [https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1tlkglr/nithya/ong6y8w/] Our take: Mostly agree: the mayor is the executive, and blaming bureaucracy only goes so far when you’re the person elected to move it. The caveat is that homelessness in L.A. is split across city, county, courts, providers, and funding streams — but that’s exactly why voters expect a mayor to show command of the maze. 3. LAUSD board finalizes hundreds of job cuts, previews future reductions | LA Local [https://thelalocal.org/education/lausd-board-finalizes-hundreds-of-job-cuts-previews-future-reductions/] — LA Local LAUSD board finalizes hundreds of job cuts, previews future reductions | LA Local ### News for your neighborhood, our LA. Sign up to learn more about The LA Local and get stories worth telling delivered to your inbox. - The LA Local - Boyle Heights Beat - Koreatown, Pico Union and Westlake - Inglewood and South LA Sign up The LAUSD board voted Thursday to eliminate hundreds of central office… 4. Ground broken for tiny home village in Hollywood – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group [https://wavepublication.com/ground-broken-for-tiny-home-village-in-hollywood/] — Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group Ground broken for tiny home village in Hollywood – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez took part in a ground-breaking ceremony May 14 for a new tiny home village that is expected to open 51 beds, of which 10 will be dedicated for youth. The project on Sierra Vista Avenue is expected to open next year. Courtesy photo Wave Wire… 5. The Struggle to Build a Home in LA: One Man's Kafkaesque Journey (2026) [https://northdraftmedia.com/article/the-struggle-to-build-a-home-in-la-one-man-s-kafkaesque-journey] — Northdraft Media The Struggle to Build a Home in LA: One Man's Kafkaesque Journey (2026) { style = event.detail.style; message = event.detail.message; show = true; }); "> # The Struggle to Build a Home in LA: One Man's Kafkaesque Journey (2026) Andri Luescher's journey to build a modest home in the hills of Mount Washington, Los Angeles, is a testament to the complexities and inefficiencies of the city's… 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].