Greater LA
The case of the $30 million motel in LA
KCRW investigates an affordable housing development in the Westlake neighborhood. The project, a renovation of an old motel into apartments for unhoused veterans, has already soaked up more than $30 million, including $10.2 million from LA taxpayers, and isn’t scheduled for completion until March. Why so much? Where has the money gone? And who in city government is following it?
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenKCRW investigates an affordable housing development in the Westlake neighborhood. The project, a renovation of an old motel into apartments for unhoused veterans, has already soaked up more than $30 million, including $10.2 million from LA taxpayers, and isn’t scheduled for completion until March. Why so much? Where has the money gone? And who in city government is following it?
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2 storiesHow a city-funded homeless housing project became a sink hole for public money
KCRW follows the money into a city-funded homeless housing project and finds evictions, inflated costs, and an LA real estate developer with a long and troubled history. Who in city government is paying attention?
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Earlier this week, George Gascón took the reins as LA County’s district attorney. He promised major reforms , including ending cash bail, banning prosecutors from seeking enhanced prison sentences, and showing leniency to low-level offenders.
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