Va Lecia Adams Kellum, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, left, speaks at a news conference last year. After 100 days leading the agency at the forefront of solving Los Angeles County’s homelessness crisis, Va Lecia Adams Kellum touted a new pilot program as representative of her collaborative approach. The 24,000-square-foot Welcome Navigation Center, operated by …
A homeless person wakes up as L.A. conducts a major cleanup of homeless encampments on the Venice boardwalk on Friday. Los Angeles city officials backed away Friday from a deadline to clear all tents and other dwellings from the north end of Venice boardwalk, giving those living there illegally another week to comply. The first zone, at the south end …