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.
LA County Board declares homeless emergency
Both the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Long Beach City Council approved emergency declarations on homelessness Tuesday.
LA homeless crisis: Councilwoman Traci Park working to help unsheltered residents in District 11
Newly-elected LA Councilwoman Traci Park said her office is on the hunt for effective and compassionate solutions to tackle homelessness.
Bass launches 'Inside Safe' initiative in Venice
A program by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass that aims to provide housing for people living in homeless encampments launched in Venice on Wednesday.
Community upset after hotels for homeless open near schools in Woodland Hills
"We never got a chance to offer input, let alone say if it was okay," said the president of the Woodland Hills Homeowner Association, John Walker.
Homeless in college: Woman, university helping struggling students at Cal State Long Beach
Data shows 42% of students at Cal State Long Beach are food insecure and 12% of students struggle to find housing. Find out what one woman and the university are doing to help.
LA’s new ‘mansion tax’ faces legal challenge
Measure ULA, also known as the “mansion tax” was approved by voters in November, which adds a 4% tax on home sales between $5 million and $10 million, and adds a 5.5% tax on sales above $10 million.
Karen Bass launches program to prevent encampments from returning to streets of LA
Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive Wednesday launching a program that seeks to proactively bring unhoused residents indoors and prevent encampments from returning.
Lancaster declares emergency over LA Mayor Bass' plan for 'mass movement of homeless' to Antelope Valley
In a statement, Mayor R. Rex Parris said the city is taking immediate action and called Bass' plan "irresponsible and inhumane."
Homeless services working to clean up encampments as Bass' 'Inside Safe' program begins
LA Mayor Karen Bass wants to "significantly" reduce the number of homeless encampments in the city over the next four years.
LA Mayor Bass: Homeless encampments should be 'significantly down' in 4 years
Mayor Bass plans to launch the "Inside Safe" program Tuesday, which will use master leasing with motels near encampments to place unhoused people.
LA Mayor Bass signs affordable housing executive order
LA Mayor Karen Bass is moving forward with an effort to boost affordable housing and signed an affordable housing executive order on Friday afternoon.
Homeless Crisis: Report shows only a third of rooms at Cecil Hotel are occupied
The historic Cecil Hotel has been a transitional housing location for a year. But many of the 600 rooms are unoccupied and homeless advocates say even though it is subsidized, the rent is way too high.
