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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Beverly Hills developer Leo Pustilnikov will buy 17 homeless housing properties in Skid Row out of receivership. The deal is to be approved next month.
July 29, 2024
One of the largest single-family-home rental companies will pay almost $20 million to resolve claims it systematically made renovations without permits in California.
July 24, 2024
A lawsuit alleges that Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Traci Park and City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto are stalling a low-income housing plan in Venice.
July 12, 2024
After a failed bid downtown a decade ago, developer Leo Pustilnikov is on the verge of a massive real estate deal in Skid Row, adding to his large portfolio across Southern California.
July 11, 2024
A 12-year-old girl was ejected from a vehicle and killed, and nine others were injured in a three-car crash in South L.A. Friday, authorities said.
July 5, 2024
A train struck a pedestrian at the Hollywood/Highland Metro station Friday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The pedestrian suffered serious lower body injuries.
July 5, 2024
Proposition 5 will lower the voter threshold required to pass local affordable housing and transportation bond measures.
July 5, 2024
The French fire started Thursday night and had grown to 842 acres by Friday morning amid warm temperatures and gusty terrain-driven winds.
July 6, 2024
Michael Weinstein runs the largest AIDS charity in the world. But now he’s shaking up another critical aspect of Los Angeles life: housing.
June 30, 2024
President Biden joins former President Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts at star-studded fundraiser in L.A. that raises more than $30 million.
June 16, 2024