If approved, the proposal would ease Airbnb regulations and give new protections to tenants who open their doors to people and pets displaced by the fires.

The fires raging in Southern California offer a tragic preview of how the climate crisis will exacerbate homelessness.

In other parts of California burned by past wildfires, communities are still dealing with the fallout years later.

Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group.

Communities that have seen homeownership rates rise may struggle amid more competition for available housing and rising mortgage rates. Overall, the financial impact of the massive wildfires, already estimated to be among the costliest disasters in U.S. history, could have far-reaching implications on the market.

When Trump was first inaugurated in January 2017, there were about 550,000 homeless people nationwide, according to an annual count from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This past year, the same count found 770,000 people living unhoused, according to HUD, representing a 40% increase in homelessness since 2017.

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Thousands of homes have been lost in the Los Angeles fires. More have been damaged or coated in soot and ash. Many of those who lost homes — temporarily, or permanently — are renters.

Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move that has fallen under scrutiny as wildfires rage.

The fires in Los Angeles County have burned more than 40,000 ... may be because there are so many combined factors that lead to homelessness. For example, someone might be displaced by a fire ...

Homeless individuals face dense and often interwoven challenges, including underemployment or non-employment and the unavailability of a support network.

Los Angeles County was already one of the ... “In the short term, we will see increases in crowding, rents, homelessness and displacement.” In areas like Altadena, north of Pasadena, there ...