Homeless Crisis

Some experts believe tackling foster care is a way to reduce the number of homeless people on our streets.

City officials are planning to pitch as many as 136 tents with the capacity to hold approximately 150 people in an effort to move them from downtown areas.

A makeshift RV park was spotted in a Los Angeles resident's backyard, with at least 15 vehicles parked on the Sylmar property.

Homelessness continues to rise dramatically, increasing by 9% in Los Angeles County and 10% in the city of Los Angeles last year, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s annual homeless count.

Backlash over an "inappropriate" email sent by an officer forced the postponement of a scheduled homeless encampment cleanup in Los Angeles' West Hills neighborhood.

Dr. Kwane Stewart, also known as "The Street Vet," has been helping California's homeless and their pets for nearly a decade.

More than 500 RVs line six square miles of mostly unincorporated LA County and LA City's Harbor Gateway.

Most of the participants revealed that housing was not affordable, reporting a median monthly household income of $960 in the six months before they became homeless, according to the study.

In California, an estimated 171,000 people — or 30% of all homeless people in the U.S. — are homeless.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is sticking to her campaign promise to address the homeless crisis in the city. In fact, she has appeared to double down on her promise, vowing to end street homelessness by 2026.