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Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-running crisis of tens of thousands of people sleeping in cars and encampments. Results released Friday from a federally required tally conducted in January found 75,312 people were homeless on …

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One year on, has the mayor of LA finally put a dent in homelessness?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

One year on, has the mayor of LA finally put a dent in homelessness?

The Independent  

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Bass, one year in: Progress on homelessness but still a steep climb
1 year ago

Bass, one year in: Progress on homelessness but still a steep climb

LA Times  

Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program moved Clifton Grant Jr. from a sidewalk encampment into a room in the Hollywood Le Bon Hotel. Mayor Karen Bass’ first Inside Safe operation targeted an encampment on Cahuenga Boulevard under the 101 Freeway in Hollywood. On Cahuenga Boulevard, site of the mayor’s first Inside Safe operation, three people said they had already lived …

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L.A. police search for gunman who killed 3 homeless people as they slept
1 year ago

L.A. police search for gunman who killed 3 homeless people as they slept

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore, left, is joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. County Dist. Los Angeles police have launched a search for a killer suspected of fatally shooting three homeless people in separate incidents around the city, police officials announced Friday. The killings raised new alarms in Los Angeles’ homeless community, which a count completed earlier this …

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Los Angeles criticized for its handling of homelessness after 16 unhoused people escape freeway fire
1 year, 1 month ago

Los Angeles criticized for its handling of homelessness after 16 unhoused people escape freeway fire

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The fire erupted after midnight under a Los Angeles freeway where 16 people were living, including a pregnant woman who was only weeks from giving birth. Three years ago, as part of a court order related to a yearslong lawsuit accusing the city and county of Los Angeles of not doing enough to address homelessness, a judge …

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An L.A. hotel became homeless housing. The city paid $11.5 million to cover the damage
1 year, 4 months ago

An L.A. hotel became homeless housing. The city paid $11.5 million to cover the damage

LA Times  

The city of Los Angeles recently paid the owner of the Mayfair Hotel more than $11.5 million to resolve damage claims filed over the building’s use as homeless housing under Project Roomkey. “The situation was quickly broken up and 1526 was escorted out by police.” The city has quietly paid the hotel’s owner $11.5 million in recent months to resolve …

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Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count
1 year, 5 months ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count

Associated Press  

The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year in the latest marker of how deep the crisis is of people sleeping in cars, encampments or shelters in California. Results released Thursday from a federally required tally conducted in January found 75,518 people were homeless on any given night across …

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Looming strike poses challenge for Mayor Karen Bass at homeless housing hotel
1 year, 5 months ago

Looming strike poses challenge for Mayor Karen Bass at homeless housing hotel

LA Times  

The L.A. Grand in downtown Los Angeles has been critical to the mayor’s Inside Safe intiative, which seeks to dismantle homeless encampments and bring people indoors. A strike would disrupt operations at the L.A. Grand, the downtown hotel that has provided about 480 rooms for the city’s unhoused population since the outbreak of COVID-19. Unite Here Local 11 co-President Kurt …

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Mayor Karen Bass says the city will house 4,000 homeless people during her first 100 days
1 year, 9 months ago

Mayor Karen Bass says the city will house 4,000 homeless people during her first 100 days

LA Times  

Mayor Karen Bass, left, chats with Jawonna Smith, 33, who had been living in a tent on a sidewalk behind the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Wednesday that she expects the city will have housed more than 4,000 homeless Angelenos by the time she reaches her 100th day in office. Bass said the Inside …

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