A man wrapped in a blanket followed me down an alley in Venice Tuesday at 4:30 a.m. I said good morning; he didn’t respond. I was on my way to the home of Nikoletta Skarlatos to talk to her about…
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The Homeless Initiative’s eighth quarterly report shows that of the 47 strategies approved by the Board, 29 have been fully or partially implemented, 12 are targeted to be implemented by July 2017, three by September 2017 and three have implementation…
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A strategic plan on how to spend an annual $355 million to fight homelessness comes down to a final public meeting Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. A 50-member planning team made up of faith leaders,…
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A group tasked with guiding Los Angeles out of the county’s homeless crisis came close to consensus on key strategies Thursday. At issue is Measure H, a quarter-cent sales tax hike passed in March, which kicks off in July and…
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The calls on the hotline reflected life at its messiest: A single mom who left her boyfriend and was living in a motel. An out-of-stater who came for a job that fizzled. A low-income family with medical bills and a…
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