LA Councilman Mike Bonin proposes shared housing program for homeless residents
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin Tuesday proposed using $500,000 from his office's discretionary funds to pay for a shared housing program that is expected to bring 75-100 unhoused people indoors.
Mobile shelter for homeless, EDAR, invented by LA non-profit
With the homeless crisis came a call to action, an invention by a local non-profit. The Man/Kind Initiative created the EDAR, a mobile shelter for transients.
Garcetti voices support for Newsom's CARE court proposal
Gov. Newsom's CARE Court proposal would force homeless people with severe mental health and addiction disorders into treatment, among other things.
Gov. Newsom proposes to force some homeless people into treatment
The proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, would require all counties in California to set up a mental health branch in civil court to assist people in need of help but who won’t accept services.
LA spending up to $837,000 of taxpayer dollars to house a single homeless person
A $1.2 billion program intended to quickly build housing for Los Angeles? sprawling homeless population is moving too slowly while costs are spiking, with one project under development expected to hit as much as $837,000 for each housing unit, a city audit disclosed Wednesday.
LA spending up to $837,000 to house a single homeless person
A $1.2 billion program intended to quickly build housing for Los Angeles’ sprawling homeless population is moving too slowly while costs are spiking, with one project under development expected to hit as much as $837,000 for each housing unit, a city audit disclosed Wednesday.
Long Beach homeless count underway Thursday
The city of Long Beach's 2022 homeless count got underway Thursday. At last count, roughly 2,000 unhoused individuals live in the city.
Section of MacArthur Park reopens after months of closure for maintenance
A section of MacArthur Park reopened to the public Tuesday after being closed for more than four months for a $1.5 million improvement project with landscape and general park upgrades.
LA County begins homeless count
LA County has finally began its homeless count after a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LA County dog attack: 1 dead at homeless encampment
A dog attack at a homeless encampment in Los Angeles County left several people hurt.
Suspected pit bull attack under investigation
The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a call of a pit bull attack that left four people hurt at a homeless encampment. One of the four patients is believed to be suffering severe injuries.
2022 homeless count getting underway in LA County
The effort is essential to understanding how large the region's homelessness crisis has become. It must be conducted by Continuum of Care providers to receive federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Orange County begins first homeless count since COVID-19 pandemic
The Orange County homeless count begins this week. As of the last official count in 2019, nearly 7,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the county. This week's count will be the first official count since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
'Stop awarding' Super Bowls to cities 'that have to move their homeless population': Aishah Hasnie
Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie called on the National Football League to "stop awarding" Super Bowls to Los Angeles and other cities "that have to move their homeless population."
Boulders placed at Koreatown park spark debate on homelessness
Dozens of boulders have appeared outside a back entrance to Shatto Park in Koreatown, and most residents don't know where they came from. The boulders have sparked debates over homelessness and safety in the area.
Measure would reduce salaries of elected officials if homelessness goals are not met
Details were released Friday on a ballot measure organized by Councilman Joe Buscaino, who is running for mayor of LA, to ban encampments across the city and prioritize emergency temporary shelter production and if approved, the measure would reduce salaries of elected officials if the goals are not met.
Homeless encampment being cleaned up near SoFi Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LVI
As cleanup efforts are underway in Inglewood, some wonder if those battling homelessness in the area are being swept under the rug.
Woman attacked by unhoused man in Santa Monica
A recent attack in Santa Monica once again prompts discussion on homelessness and violence.
Homeless cleanup near SoFi Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LVI
As cleanup efforts are underway in Inglewood, some wonder if those battling homelessness in the area are being swept under the rug.
Woman attacked by unhoused man in Santa Monica
A recent attack in Santa Monica once again prompts discussion on homelessness and violence.