Homeless Crisis

Gov. Newsom said the goal is to provide more options for homeless people who are “living out in the streets and sidewalks in these extraordinary and horrid conditions."

Many in the city are insisting the programs be moved indoors, while LA County has defended the program.

Many Echo Park residents say the fence has provided a safer and cleaner environment.

The County has begun cleaning up a massive concentration of homeless RVs in an area that includes Harbor Gateway and parts of unincorporated Los Angeles County.

In LA County, more than 500 homeless RVs line the streets for miles, creating a scene that looks more like a third-world country than the United States.

The city says it needs help dealing with the homeless crisis, primarily financially, and one step in doing so is by declaring a state of emergency.

The Los Angeles City Council voted to expand its anti-camping law to include some parks, rec centers and other facilities. Critics say the law "criminalizes" homelessness.

The ordinance defines camping as setting up tents, huts, and other shelters, but it specifically excludes sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, and similar bedding.

A new permanent supportive housing community - Lamp Lodge - opens in downtown Los Angeles Thursday.

The strategy and the concept is pretty simple: Instead of sending law enforcement to non-emergency nonviolent 911 calls, you have professionally trained outreach workers and mental health counselors that rove the city responding to those calls instead of the police.

The LA County Board of Supervisors authorized its largest-ever annual budget allocation for the county's Homeless Initiative -- $609.7 million.

The fence was installed following the removal of around 200 people living in encampments in the park in March 2021. Parts of it have since been knocked down several times, including earlier this week.