San Bernardino homeless count begins

Around 200 volunteers are fanned out across San Bernardino Thursday taking part in the annual Point-in-Time count.

Homeless count underway in San Bernardino
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The annual homeless Point-in-Time Count (PITC) is happening Thursday in San Bernardino. FOX 11's Cristy Fajardo is live with more.

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.

2023 homeless count begins in Los Angeles
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's count will be conducted with the help of thousands of volunteers, with the results expected by late spring or early summer.

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.

Officials to begin count of LA County's homeless population
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The 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, a point-in-time snapshot of homelessness in Los Angeles County that helps determine the distribution of funding and services to the unhoused, begins Tuesday and will continue through Thursday.

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.

LA City Council approves $50M for homeless crisis
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The city officials said the funding will also help Los Angeles fulfill its requirements under an expected settlement with the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, which sued the city and county in 2020, accusing them of failing to do enough to address the homelessness crisis.

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.

Third homeless person found dead in front of Sherman Oaks businesses
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Business owners in Sherman Oaks are outraged after they say a third homeless person was found dead on the street in front of restaurants and stores.

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. Los Angeles
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The Palmdale City Council is sending a strong message to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Thursday by passing a resolution aimed at not using the desert city in northern Los Angeles County as a dumping ground for homeless people.

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.

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.