LAHSA Cause

Alissa, Mike, and guest co-host Matthew Reagan of The LA Local dive into accountability, litigation, and federal assistance in Boyle Heights after the Lineage fire. LAHSA as we know it is over. And on the same day as a safe streets rally, five Angelenos are killed when a driver crashes an SUV into a Metro bus, then a news helicopter covering the crash also crashes. Only in LA?LA Podcast is only possible thanks to our paid subscribers. Our goal is 100 new subscribers by Election Day to cover our show’s costs so we can keep producing weekly episodes. Sign up today at thinkforward.la&nbsp;We celebrate local independent news outlets! The LA Local is training citizens to attend public meetings and report back to their journalists and the community at large. And the Boyle Heights Beat has led the charge in Lineage fire reporting. So important and neededLA City Council voted to block any Lineage rebuilding efforts until LAFD has completed its investigation (though Lineage CEO Greg Lehmkuhl says they aren’t sure they’ll rebuild anyway)Lineage has sued their solar power provider, blaming them for the fireA Garden Grove neighborhood was preemptively evacuated over a chemical leak last year, fearing their own Lineage story, which posed the question: why weren’t Boyle Heights residents evacuated?&nbsp;Boyle Heights residents were frustrated by Mayor Karen Bass’s virtual attendance (or no attendance at all) at meetingsFederal disaster loans are available to affected businesses (but, meeting this administration’s politics, only if you are a citizen or green-card holder)&nbsp;The Lineage fire’s sweet smelly legacy is emanating from Simi Valley landfills and as you can imagine, no one is thrilled about it&nbsp;After LAist reported on Mayor Karen Bass skipping more than half of LAHSA’s meetings, she officially stepped down from the boardLAHSA is also stepping down from LAHSA, forfeiting the federal roles it has been performing for years like the annual homelessness countLAHSA had already been on thin ice fighting a lawsuit from the Trump administration this summer&nbsp;City, county, and private agencies are placing bids to take over LAHSA’s workCongress summoned Mayor Bass to a hearing in DC about LA’s homelessness spending but <a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-09-15/bass-skips-hearing-on-la-homeless-spending-calling-probe-politically-motivated" rel="noopener norefer