Tag: Homelessness crisis
The Results of This Year’s Homeless Count Are Grim—and They Don’t Take the Pandemic’s Impact into Account
More than 66,000 people lack permanent shelter, and Black Angelenos are a stunning percentage of the homeless population
4 Big Local News Stories That Are Being Overlooked in the Coronavirus Era
The pandemic is dominating attention spans, but L.A still has to confront issues including City Hall corruption and a voting system failure
A Count of L.A.’s Homeless Population Gets Underway Tonight
Data about homeless individuals helps local government decide how to tackle a variety of issues
Here’s a Map of All the HHH-Funded Housing Projects Slated to Open This Year
The $1.2 billion bond measure got off to a slow start, but 15 projects are set to be completed in 2020
A New Report Highlights the Shocking Racial Disparity Among L.A.’s Homeless Population
Racist housing policy is at the root L.A.’s current crisis
The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Controversial Sidewalk Sleeping Case
The highest court in the land won't consider a ruling regarding whether cities can cite the homeless for sleeping outside
An Outdoor Church in Skid Row Was Already Close to Broke—Then Someone Stole All of Its Equipment
A devastating theft wound up being a blessing in disguise for the Row Church Without Walls
Homeless People’s Right to Sleep on Sidewalks Could Soon be Challenged in the Supreme Court
Boise v. Martin has big implications for homeless policy in L.A. and other western cities
Coastal Counties Could See a Lot More Growth Under a New State Plan
New goals set by the Southern California Association of Governments would push L.A. to build 810,000 units by 2029
Homeless Yale Grad Whose Story Made News Is Off the Streets with the Help of an Old Acquaintance
Shawn Pleasants says he wants to use his raised profile to advocate for a resource center for L.A.'s unhoused