Supervisors Expand Aid to Prevent Evictions, Help Residents Recover From Sudden Income Loss

Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday approved a $30 million emergency rent-relief program designed to help residents still reeling from January’s wildfires and others facing sudden financial hardship following recent federal immigration enforcement actions.

The program builds on earlier county efforts to prevent evictions and assist wildfire victims. Supervisors had initially set aside $10 million to provide temporary housing support for those displaced by the fires. However, demand for the funds was lower than expected at first, according to a motion introduced by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis. Officials now expect requests for help to grow as residents begin to exhaust their i

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