Los Angeles
Can we make flophouses great again? And should we?
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter includes more than its fair share of rent control content. We cover a new lawsuit challenging New York's rent caps on vacant units…
Los Angeles votes to reduce rent increases on 650,000 stabilized apartments
The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday to lower the allowable rent increases on some 650,000 rent-stabilized units in the city. The new formula endorsed by the city council will allow landlords to raise rents by 90…
Border Patrol chief behind Chicago crackdown prepares Charlotte operation
After a months-long deportation campaign in Chicago, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are reportedly getting ready to leave the Windy City and depart for Charlotte, North Carolina, and later New Orleans. On…
Trump’s move to replace 12 ICE directors could mean more aggressive and unconstitutional immigration enforcement
Frustrated with the current level of immigration arrests and deportations, the Trump administration is reassigning top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and replacing them with United States Customs and…
California distillery owner says SCOTUS should dump Trump’s tariffs
Melkon Khosrovian recalls waiting for a shipment of bottles that were due to arrive amid the mad rush that marked the days before President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect. He remembers doing the math, too. "We…
Brickbat: Golden Goodbye
Los Angeles County's outgoing CEO, Fesia Davenport, received a $2 million payout after Measure G, a 2024 ballot initiative, turned her appointed job into an elected one, damaged her reputation. Davenport claimed the…
Is new housing popular?
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Fall is a lovely time of year, particularly here in D.C., where capital residents are blessed with the two weeks of pleasant weather we get each year. It's hard…
Eric Adams was the housing hero New York City deserved
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter includes stories on: New York City's plan to make housing more expensive by requiring that plumbers install your stove Los…
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