Fence surrounding Echo Park Lake to be removed
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.
Los Angeles receives $60M in federal funds to address homelessness
The money will be used for outreach and funding motels and other shelters along with permanent housing, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
Culver City may soon ban camping in public places
If approved, it would go into effect on March 13, 2023.
Homeless population up 18% in three of LA's high-priority areas, report finds
The areas that saw the biggest increase in homelessness were Hollywood, Skid Row and Venice.
San Bernardino homeless count begins
Around 200 volunteers are fanned out across San Bernardino Thursday taking part in the annual Point-in-Time count.
2023 homeless count begins in Los Angeles County
This year's count could bear extra significance, given the priority that new Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has placed on addressing the crisis since taking office.
Officials to begin count of LA County's homeless population
The Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority's count helps determine the distribution of funding and services to the unhoused.
LA approves $50 million in emergency funding for Mayor Bass' homeless initiative
The money will help immediately pay for hotels, increase in staffing and providers who are conducting outreach, according to a city administrative officer.
Third homeless person found dead in front of Sherman Oaks businesses
Business owners in Sherman Oaks are outraged after they say a third homeless person was found dead on the street in front of businesses.
Karen Bass: LA program housed 96 people previously living in Venice encampments
Mayor Karen Bass held an event in Venice Friday touting what she described as the early success of a program intended to bring people living in encampments into housing.
Palmdale vs. LA? City council passes resolution opposing homeless emergency
The resolution declares opposition to the city of Los Angeles using emergency powers to create a homeless village in the Palmdale area.
Man seen on video spraying homeless San Francisco woman with hose tells his side of story
A San Francisco art gallery owner caught on video spraying a homeless woman with a hose on the sidewalk tells his side of the story. Meanwhile, SF Fire Dept. says the victim has accepted city services.