A snapshot of where homeless people sleep in 210 communities across Los Angeles County was released Friday, and showed that skid row posted the highest population overall while several communities such as San Marino reported no one who was homeless…
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A snapshot of where homeless people sleep in 210 communities across Los Angeles County was released Friday, and showed that skid row posted the highest population overall while several communities such as San Marino reported no one who was homeless…
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Majeedah Wesley was less than two months into her education at Long Beach City College when she became part of a growing statistic among the ranks of college students in the United States. She was homeless, more than 400 miles…
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A set of recommendations for how to spend a projected $355 million annually to help fight homelessness over the next three years will be considered Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The recommendations were agreed upon in…
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L.A. County’s homeless population grew 23%, as the county and city embark on intensive, inter-related efforts to combat the problem through housing and services.
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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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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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In approving Measure H, L.A. County voters made an unprecedented 10-year commitment to combating homelessness through a ¼-cent sales tax to generate approximately $355 million annually. Here’s what’s next as planning for implementation gets underway. Measure H’s dedicated funding stream…
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