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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Alexander Espino, 19, of San Bernardino County was killed by a motorcycle driver early Saturday on the 10 Freeway in Covina, authorities say. The suspect remains at large.
May 11, 2024
A body was found after Los Angeles firefighters responded to reports of a person at the bottom of the cliffs near Point Fermin in San Pedro.
May 11, 2024
A new poll finds that L.A. voters favor new housing across the city but are skeptical that growth will dent the city’s affordability problems.
May 9, 2024
Nearly three-quarters of renters and those under 35 have considered moving out of Los Angeles because housing costs are too high, according to a new poll.
May 8, 2024
An L.A. County judge ruled Senate Bill 9 unconstitutional in a case brought by five Southern California cities. If upheld on appeal, it could restore single-family zoning in big cities across the state.
April 29, 2024
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation abandoned its bid to buy six failing Skid Row buildings. The decision might leave the city on the hook for more funding.
April 25, 2024
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has struggled to operate housing for the formerly homeless, has agreed to pay $27 million to buy six Skid Row properties out of receivership.
April 16, 2024
Three big developments could change the face of Skid Row forever.
March 31, 2024
The Hollywood-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation is in line to acquire homeless housing developments owned by a failed Skid Row landlord. State housing officials are objecting to the deal, citing the foundation’s troubled track record.
March 27, 2024
For more than 100 years, single-room occupancy hotels have housed thousands of people in Skid Row. Now, L.A. leaders are saying their time has passed. Some fear losing them will displace their formerly homeless residents.
March 19, 2024