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2018

LAT: L.A. transit officials consider Metro-owned sites in Valley, Venice to aid homeless 1024 576 admin

LAT: L.A. transit officials consider Metro-owned sites in Valley, Venice to aid homeless

Los Angeles County transportation officials have identified five properties, including parking lots in the San Fernando Valley and a former bus yard in Venice Beach, that could be used to provide services or temporary housing for Los Angeles County’s growing…

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LAT: Emergency shelters get a boost as L.A. County increases homelessness spending by $143 million 1024 576 admin

LAT: Emergency shelters get a boost as L.A. County increases homelessness spending by $143 million

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase spending to address homelessness by $143 million in 2018-19 — the second year of money flowing from the Measure H sales tax increase that voters approved last year. Read…

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KPCC: Where your tax dollars are going in LA’s fight against homelessness 1024 768 admin

KPCC: Where your tax dollars are going in LA’s fight against homelessness

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved plans to spend $400 million in the fiscal year that begins in July to combat homelessness. The money comes from Measure H, the 1/4-cent sales tax voters passed last year. Read More

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La Opinión: Recorrido busca conocer de cerca el drama del desamparo en L.A. 940 627 admin

La Opinión: Recorrido busca conocer de cerca el drama del desamparo en L.A.

“Muchas gracias”, fue lo que Héctor Jiménez le dijo a un grupo de personas que esta semana se le acercó para entregarle un paquete con artículos de higiene y algunas botanas. Una charla corta pero amena para saber acerca de…

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Mark Duplass on Tackling L.A.’s Homeless Crisis: “You Can See the Impact Directly” 928 523 admin

Mark Duplass on Tackling L.A.’s Homeless Crisis: “You Can See the Impact Directly”

The filmmaker and actor will serve as honorary chair of nonprofit PATH’s 2018 Making It Home campaign. Read More

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These showers in East Pasadena, South El Monte do more than just clean the homeless 796 530 admin

These showers in East Pasadena, South El Monte do more than just clean the homeless

For four years, Marlana Torrez has called East Pasadena home — staying in and around the side streets off of Rosemead Boulevard. Read More

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Homeless outreach teams ready to bring services to the streets

The eight outreach workers sat around a conference table in Long Beach wrestling with a dilemma involving one of their clients: a homeless man who needed to start dialysis immediately.  Read More

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L. A. County Approves Creative Housing Solution to Combat Homelessness 1024 512 admin

L. A. County Approves Creative Housing Solution to Combat Homelessness

Bolstering a countywide movement to fight homelessness, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved an ordinance providing homeowners with new opportunities to build or convert existing spaces into Accessory Dwelling Units, also known as “Backyard Homes” or “Granny…

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Quarterly Report 9: Measurable Progress and Building for the Future 1024 682 admin

Quarterly Report 9: Measurable Progress and Building for the Future

The Homeless Initiative’s ninth quarterly report shows that Measure H-funded work is gaining traction across all dimensions of the County’s fight against homelessness. At this time of heightened partnership and cooperation in the region, we are expanding this critical work…

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L.A. County makes $402 million investment in fight against homelessness 1024 512 admin

L.A. County makes $402 million investment in fight against homelessness

Building on an array of promising successes, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $402 million spending plan for 2018-2019 to widen and intensify its fight against homelessness. The five-member board unanimously adopted dozens of recommendations…

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