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  2. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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    Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

  3. Government of Los Angeles County - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the United States, and the largest municipal government in the nation. If the County were a state, it would be the 9th most populous state in the United States, in between Georgia and North Carolina. As of 2020, the Board of Supervisors oversees a $35.5 billion annual budget and over 112,000 ...

  4. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) is a state-chartered public agency. Established in 1938, HACLA provides the largest stock of affordable housing in the city Los Angeles, California and is one of the nation's oldest public housing authorities. HACLA funds come from five main sources: United States Department of Housing ...

  5. Nickerson Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Nickerson Gardens is a 1,066-unit public housing apartment complex at 1590 East 114th Street in Watts, Los Angeles, California.Nickerson Gardens is the largest public housing development in Los Angeles and was the first home of many notable people, including Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio host, Roy O’Dell Gray who, according to Hollywood insiders, is the first cousin of Mary Mary Super ...

  6. Government of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of Los Angeles. The council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms and limited to three terms. The president of the council and the president pro tempore are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting after June 30 in odd-numbered years.

  7. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority - Wikipedia

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    US$845,367,023 (FY 2022-2023) Agency executive. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Chief Executive. Website. www .lahsa .org. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is the lead agency responsible for coordinating housing and social services for the homeless in Los Angeles County. [1] LAHSA allocates funds and administers contracts with regional ...

  8. Housing Act of 1937 - Wikipedia

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    The Housing Act of 1937 (Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 75–412, 50 Stat. 888, enacted September 1, 1937), formally the "United States Housing Act of 1937" and sometimes called the Wagner–Steagall Act, provided for subsidies to be paid from the United States federal government to local public housing agencies (LHAs) to improve living conditions for low-income families.

  9. Los Angeles County Hall of Records - Wikipedia

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    Description. The Hall of Records was estimated to cost $13.7 million in 1961. Counter proposals were made by the Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer to preserve the old Hall of Records and move it to the Temple Street location, however, it was estimated that the cost of moving the building would be prohibitively high--$1.5 million ...