DCBA Stories is an ongoing series of articles showcasing the many ways the staff of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs answer the call to help the people of Los Angeles County. In the wake of a disaster, essentials like housing can become hard to find. More than 18,000 homes were estimated to be…
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Crisis Hitting Home When a powerful windstorm tore through Los Angeles in January, it ripped the roof off a longtime family home. Pedro and Gloria had lived in the same rent-controlled unit for more than 20 years. They had raised their children there and built a lifetime of memories including birthdays, holidays, and family milestones.…
read moreWhen the 2025 wildfires swept through Eaton and the Palisades, thousands of families were left facing loss they could hardly imagine. Homes, belongings, livelihoods, all gone in a matter of hours. In the wake of the fires, uncertainty loomed large. $31.7 Million to Hardest Hit Households Amid this devastation, the LA County Department of Consumer…
read moreWhen tensions at home escalated to physical confrontations, an elderly mother and her adult children found themselves in a crisis neither side knew how to solve. When Conflict Hits Home After the Eaton Fire in Altadena destroyed Lisa’s home, her 80-year-old mother, Jane, welcomed her and her brother John, who faces serious chronic health issues,…
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DCBA Stories is an ongoing series of articles showcasing the many ways the staff of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs answer the call to help the people of Los Angeles County. It all began with a small leak in the kitchen sink. Annoying, yes, but nothing that seemed like a major concern. At…
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DCBA Stories is an ongoing series of articles showcasing the many ways the staff of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs answer the call to help the people of Los Angeles County. The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs Foreclosure Prevention Unit has a team of counselors skilled in helping rental property owners with…
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DCBA Stories is an ongoing series of articles showcasing the many ways the staff of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs answer the call to help the people of Los Angeles County. You may have heard the adage, “Health is Wealth”. But for one LA County consumer, the cost of good health was unbelievably…
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DCBA Stories is an ongoing series of articles showcasing the many ways the staff of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs answer the call to help the people of Los Angeles County. The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs has led the way in government sector service for and partnership with immigrant and undocumented…
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DCBA Stories is an ongoing series of articles showcasing the many ways the staff of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs answer the call to help the people of Los Angeles County. The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs has a long history of helping tenants and landlords resolve their issues. A local property…
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