Council orders a look at rent-setting software and asks for an Olympics homelessness plan
At its Nov. 6 meeting, the City Council voted 13-0 to study algorithmic rent pricing and asked for a 90-day plan for unhoused people near Olympic venues.
By LA This Weekend Team · November 8, 20261 view
The Los Angeles City Council took several votes on Friday, Nov. 6, that renters and South LA residents may want to know about. Here's a rundown, based on the official council record as summarized by 3 Mins Local and CivicFM.
Rent-setting software
By a 13-0 vote, the council ordered a review of algorithmic rent-setting, software that recommends rents to landlords. The Housing Department and other city offices will look at landlord registration, disclosure to tenants, possible fees and enforcement, and whether the city can restrict software that uses nonpublic data from competing landlords.
Homelessness and the 2028 Games
The council also voted 13-0 to ask city departments, working with LAX's operator, Metro, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and the Housing Authority, to come back within 90 days with a plan for outreach, encampments and housing placement around Olympic venues and transit hubs during the Games. The plan is to include timelines, costs and funding sources. An amendment adds a 45-day update on how the county's encampment plan lines up with the city's. The council also asked LA County to add mental health, substance use and recuperative care beds before the Games. The motion came from Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky.
A new name in South LA
The council voted to rename the Slauson Connect Center the Curren D. Price, Jr. Youth and Community Center, honoring the Ninth District councilmember, who leaves office next month. CivicFM reports about eight public speakers objected to the renaming, and some objected to the council voting before hearing public comment.
Also on the agenda
- A report on common data privacy standards for city departments (13-0).
- A school facilities bond item for Ararat Charter School was moved to Nov. 10.
Our take
The rent software review is early-stage, but it's one to watch if you rent from a large landlord. The Olympics plan is due back in about 90 days, which gives neighborhoods near venues and transit hubs a window to ask what it will mean for them.
Sources
- 3 Mins Local: Council orders a rent software review and advances Olympic housing planning
- CivicFM: Council approves Van Nuys Airport leases; renames center for Curren Price
Photo: Los Angeles City Hall by Levi Clancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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LA This Weekend Team