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Is an Echo Park Lake-Style Situation Unfolding at MacArthur Park?

Since March, when police cleared a large homeless encampment to revitalize Echo Park Lake, the specter of similar projects has taken on an unusual emotional and political charge

A 19-Story Tower Coming to Skid Row Will Be L.A.’s Biggest Homeless Housing Project of Its Kind

Weingart Tower, which breaks ground Tuesday, will add 278 new units to L.A.'s stock of permanent supportive housing for the homeless
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Appeals Court Overturns Judge’s Order Demanding Housing of Skid Row’s Homeless

In a big victory for the city and county, Judge David O. Carter's landmark injunction on homelessness in L.A. was struck down today
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Governor Newsom Wants ‘Massive’ Federal Aid for the Homeless Crisis

As a recall election looms, the governor is on the ground surveying the state of a fraught issue that's become a political weakness
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L.A. City Council Approves a Controversial Anti-Camping Ordinance

Lawmakers are attempting to get a handle on the city's encampments by allowing case-by-case enforcement in sensitive areas, and homeless advocates are concerned
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As COVID Explodes Among the Unvaccinated, the Unhoused Are Being Left Behind

With a vaccination rate that lags more than 20 percent behind the rest of the population, the county's homeless residents could be on a crash course with disaster as the Delta variant wreaks havoc
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A New Study Finds Reports of a Mass Exodus from California Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

New data is 'disappointing to those who want to write California's obituary'
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Opposition Is Mounting to a Local Judge’s Homeless Crisis Crusade

As the city and county appeal an unprecedented order to house Skid Row's homeless, municipalities across the West Coast issue their support
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Airbnb Says It Won’t Let Landlords Cash In on a Potential Plague of Evictions

A new policy would keep landlords from listing properties where a tenant was booted for failing to pay rent
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How Real Is the Threat of an Eviction Crisis in L.A. County?

With the state's 15-month moratorium on evictions set to expire at the end of June, low-income renters may be facing their nightmare