After fires destroyed thousands of Los Angeles County homes last year, local elected leaders passed new laws aimed at stopping massive rent hikes on the housing still available to fire victims. But a new report finds those new avenues for enforcement are not being taken.

After fires destroyed thousands of Los Angeles County homes last year, local elected leaders passed new laws aimed at stopping&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-palisades-fire-housing-rent-price-gouging-law-california-zillow-listing" data-cms-ai="0">massive rent hikes</a>&nbsp;on the housing still available to fire victims. But a new report finds those new avenues for enforcement are not being taken.

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After the fires, LA passed new laws against rent gouging, but they’re not being used

While a federal judge banned the LAPD from using 40mm projectiles at protests last month, the department still uses other crowd control weapons. According to Scott Reynhout, who researches these weapons for Physicians for Human Rights, a nonpartisan nonprofit, some of these weapons can be just as dangerous as the banned projectiles — if not more so.

While a federal judge&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-17/federal-judge-bars-lapd-use-of-some-less-lethal-weapons-at-protests" data-cms-ai="0">banned the LAPD from using 40mm projectiles</a>&nbsp;at protests last month, the department still uses other crowd control weapons. According to Scott Reynhout, who researches these weapons for Physicians for Human Rights, a nonpartisan nonprofit, some of these weapons can be just as dangerous as the banned projectiles &mdash; if not more so.

LAPD is barred from using some crowd control weapons, but others still carry unique dangers

Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of Children’s Hospital of Orange County for violating the terms of a recently signed merger agreement when it decided to cut off hormone therapy and other gender-affirming treatments to about 1,500 patients. LAist Libby Rainey reports.

Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of Children&rsquo;s Hospital of Orange County for violating the terms of a <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Attorney%20General%27s%20Decision%20Conditionally%20Approving%20the%20Transaction%20for%20CHOC%20and%20Rady-FINAL%5B6%5D.pdf">recently signed merger agreement</a> when it decided to cut off hormone therapy and other gender-affirming treatments to about 1,500 patients. LAist Libby Rainey reports.

AG Bonta sues Children’s Hospital of OC’s parent company for ending gender-affirming care

One state-mandated report is nearly 3,000 days behind schedule, and none have been released for the better part of a decade.

One state-mandated report is nearly 3,000 days behind schedule, and none have been released for the better part of a decade.

After the fires, LA passed new laws against rent gouging, but they’re not being used

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