Councilmember Joshua Butler plans to introduce a temporary moratorium on evictions as well as gas and power disconnections in response to the government shutdown. NASA rover spots something on Mars ...

ATLANTA — In Southwest Atlanta, Peter Farruggia is taking things day by day. He lives by the mantra worn in ink on his arm: fight for the things you care about. Now, Farruggia is fighting to stay in ...

As a federal employee, Peter Farruggia shares the struggles he's facing having missed nearly two paychecks with the government shutdown. 5 arrested in deaths of Robert De Niro's grandson and Chris ...

A tenant union representing 150 residents across four buildings in Rogers Park has approved a rent strike to begin Saturday after a new owner announced a spike of several hundred dollars in monthly ...

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Recent federal immigration raids in Los Angeles County have separated breadwinners from their families, leaving many struggling to pay rent. In response, county leaders are reviving an idea dating ...

Credit:Steve Heap/Shutterstock.com. Municipalities, states, and the federal government imposed eviction moratoria during the COVID-19 pandemic and now courts must decide if those efforts constitute a ...

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a change allowing the board to more narrowly apply eviction protections when the county has proclaimed an emergency. The change, passed ...

The Los Angeles Tenants Union and members of SEIU 721 marched through the streets of downtown L.A. on Tuesday, calling for ity councilmembers to protect residents amid immigration raids by passing ...