Liam Dillon covers the issues of housing affordability and neighborhood change across California for the Los Angeles Times. He joined the newsroom in 2016 and prior to this assignment, covered state politics and policy for its Sacramento Bureau. Before coming to The Times, Dillon covered local politics in Southwest Florida and San Diego. He’s a graduate of Georgetown University and grew up outside Philadelphia.
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The Silicon Valley town of Portola Valley faces a financial emergency and state sanction after years of attempting to block affordable housing.
Approval of a 120-unit affordable housing development in Venice by the California Coastal Commission this week did not lead to clarity on whether it will break ground.
A new plan to rezone Los Angeles for more growth won’t lead to the construction of enough homes to meet its goals, an analysis from researchers at UCLA finds.
The more-than-a-century old federal holiday each Nov. 11 honors America’s veterans. Most public agencies, including schools, post offices and local governments are closed.
Police and paramedics responded to reports of people lying unconscious outside an apartment building at 1:09 a.m., police said.
A ballot measure that would have lowered the approval threshold for local bonds to support affordable housing and other projects failed.
Tenants at Skid Row properties owned by a Beverly Hills developer said recent cuts in security and janitorial services has led to renewed filth and safety concerns in the buildings.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Monday against the city of Norwalk over its ban on new shelters and homeless housing.
The city of Norwalk has passed one of California’s most drastic anti-homeless laws in recent memory. Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening a lawsuit and homeless people wonder where they will sleep.
L.A. County renters were at least 14 percentage points more likely to support affordable housing construction and other policies in their neighborhood than homeowners, a USC survey found.