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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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is warning that a ban on homeless shelters and other housing in the city of Norwalk is against the law.
Sept. 17, 2024
Homelessness spending in Los Angeles must more than double to $2 billion a year to end sleeping on the streets in the city, according to a draft report by housing officials
Sept. 13, 2024
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Sept. 10, 2024
California officials announced a settlement with Elk Grove that requires the city to identify sites for low-income housing and pay the state’s legal fees.
Sept. 4, 2024
Was the decision to block an affordable housing project NIMBYism run amok in swanky Beverly Hills or the reasonable decision of city officials acting in good faith?
Sept. 4, 2024
A human-caused brush fire that sparked near San Jacinto on Sunday grew by hundreds of acres over the course of several hours, injuring six firefighters.
Sept. 2, 2024
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Aug. 16, 2024
Mayor Karen Bass says that unlike previous cities that hosted the Summer Olympics, Los Angeles will not resort to draconian measures to address homelessness.
Aug. 16, 2024
When Althea Alexander arrived at USC as a faculty member in 1968, it had one Black and one Latino medical student. Today, nearly 800 alumni of color credit her with mentoring them.
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