Los Angeles spends billions on homelessness with little accountability
The LAO’s report says the January 2024 point-in-time count found 187,000 people who are homeless in California, an all-time ...
The Press Democrat6d
How California homeless programs are helping people get fit and off the streets: ‘It’s the bike’
From biking in San Diego to running in San Francisco, these programs host workout groups specifically for homeless ...
Supervisors push to shift homeless funding from LAHSA to new LA County department
If approved, the new department would absorb most of the roughly $350 million LAHSA receives from the county — and part of ...
Santa Monica Daily Press2d
LA County Supervisor proposes consolidating homeless services under new department
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath on Thursday proposed creating a new county department to consolidate ...
How Entertainment Workers Are Finding New Careers in Homeless Services — With a Little Help From Keanu Reeves
LAURA Academy is training entertainment workers and others as case managers for L.A. homeless services organizations, with ...
LAist4d
Fit and off the streets
Workout groups, including biking in San Diego and running in San Francisco, are held specifically for homeless Californians.
A homeless woman struggles to say goodbye to the home she raised her kids in
Nearly five years after seizing a publicly owned, vacant home she used to live in, Maria Merritt is saying goodbye to the ...
Fentanyl testing devices distributed to LA County community colleges, homeless organizations
The single-use device is small enough to fit in a pocket and contains all of the materials necessary to conduct a fentanyl ...
Long Beach Post4d
How Long Beach plans to shrink its biggest, longest-standing homeless encampment, the LA River
The state recently awarded Long Beach $11 million to help pay for its most ambitious encampment resolution plan to date. Most ...
Dawn Robinson, Member of '90s Mega Girl Group En Vogue, Has Been Homeless and Living in Her Car for the Last 3 Years
Dawn Robinson, a former member of the popular 1990s R&B girl group En Vogue, said in a new YouTube video that she has been ...
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LA County supervisors to vote on pulling over $300 million out of homeless services agency
The proposal comes after a pair of scathing audits about the L.A. Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA. If approved, the annual spend of taxpayer money would instead be directly overseen by the ...
Dawn Robinson’s ‘dark night of the soul’: En Vogue ‘diva’ has been living in her car for years
Dawn Robinson, a founding member of 1990s girl group En Vogue, reveals she has been living in her car for three years. 'Am I ...