Letter: The Los Angeles City Council is putting the interests of criminals first
We voters just elected a tougher-on-crime district attorney and tried to undo Proposition 47 by passing Proposition 36. Now ...
Homeless encampment erupts in flames under 170 Freeway in Los Angeles
The northbound 170 Freeway was closed in Los Angeles’ Sun Valley area after a fire broke out at a homeless encampment located ...
Fourth & Central in Downtown Los Angeles deserves support and approval
Leslie A. Ridings is a native Angeleno who lives and works in Downtown Los Angeles. He is a Chapter Leader with Downtown for ...
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LA council member wants city to cut ties with region’s key homeless agency after scathing audit
L.A. City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez announced Friday she wants the city to directly contract with service providers and ...
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Nearly Half Of Los Angeles’ Homeless Budget Wasn’t Spent: REPORT
Nearly half of Los Angeles, California’s $1.3 billion homelessness budget for fiscal year 2023-2024 wasn’t spent, according to the city ...
Los Angeles fails homelessness spending audit, new agency proposed
A scathing county audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and its nearly $1 billion annual budget revealed ...
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Trump takes a hard line on homelessness. Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hopes to find common ground
The public mood has shifted toward more punitive measures as the nation confronts a growing homelessness problem. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she can work with Trump, even if she does not ...
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Los Angeles Controller says city failed to spend $500M in homeless funding
Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia said he's identified more than $500 million budgeted for homelessness programs that ...
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LA County leaders lay out plans to pull funding from troubled homeless services agency
The proposal, which follows an audit that found major accounting issues at LAHSA, would radically shift how homeless services are delivered in the region.
In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that ...
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Editorial: L.A. County voters agreed to another tax to reduce homelessness. Let’s make sure it does
Los Angeles County got a gift from voters: They passed Measure A, a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax that will provide a billion dollars a year for services and housing for homeless people.
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Some of LA's interim homeless shelters face a worsening financial crisis
More than a dozen emergency and interim facilities, operated by a variety of non-profits, say the city of LA isn't fully funding about 1,200 shelter beds A coalition of non-profit organizations ...