Debate over homeless funds puts L.A. city and county at odds yet again
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Julia Wick, giving you…
County forms new homeless agency, taking hundreds of millions from LAHSA
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to move hundreds of millions of dollars out of the region’s homeless services agency on…
L.A. homeless agency posted solid numbers. But it’s under fire
To its supporters, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was just starting to hit its stride.Last summer, the little-known but well-funded agency announced that homelessness…
Alex Warren was homeless and sleeping in friends’ cars
Jimmy FontaineAlex Warren has kept Chappell Roan off the top of the UK singles chart for the last two weeksAlex Warren is on top of…
A homeless woman who occupied her old, vacant home is saying goodbye
She knew she had to go even though she couldn’t imagine moving somewhere else.Maria Merritt has lived in El Sereno the better part of 30…
San José mayor proposes jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter
San José Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled an initiative Thursday that would ratchet up the pressure on homeless people to accept shelter or face jail time.…
How a law to ban homeless camps threw a California city into chaos
FREMONT, Calif. — Dominating one corner of a sprawling homeless encampment on an abandoned lot next to Fremont’s rumbling BART tracks, Michael Austin has built his own…
‘Versions of Hell’: Squid Game and S Korea’s historical homeless centres | Investigation News
Seon-gam Island, South Korea – Two men stand at the entrance to a forest surrounded by tall pine trees on an island south of the…
Surf legend Gidget left homeless by Palisades fire
After the original “Gidget” movie, in 1959, Hollywood churned out any number of sequels.“Gidget Grows Up.” “Gidget Goes to Rome.” “Gidget Gets Married.” And so…
Venice homeless housing development continues its limbo
The fate of a large proposed affordable-housing development along Venice’s famed canals remains murky this week after one regulatory decision cleared the way for final…
Supreme Court refuses to hear a case about where homeless can sleep
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a major case on homelessness, letting stand a ruling that protects homeless people’s right to sleep on…
Massive Manila fire near port leaves thousands homeless
A large fire swept through a shanty town near the port area of Manila in the Philippines om Sunday night, destroying about 1,000 homes and…
Homeless man arrested for plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange
A large American Flag hangs at the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in…
L.A. faces new pressure to pay more for its homeless services
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser and Rebecca Ellis, giving you the latest on…
Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which…
Half of voters polled favor Measure A sales tax for homeless services
In the final weeks before the Nov. 5 election, a measure that would double the county’s quarter-percent homeless sales tax was closing in on the…
Judge halts La. governor’s clearing of homeless camps before Taylor Swift concerts
A New Orleans judge has barred Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry from continuing an effort to clear homeless encampments near the Superdome without first offering notice…
NYC investigators detail corruption at homeless shelters
Molly Park, the commissioner of the Department of Social Services, is pictured with Department of Homeless Services Administrator Joslyn Carter and others to celebrate the…
Measure A homeless sales tax edges closer to the 50% majority needed for passage
A measure on the November ballot that would double the county’s quarter-percent homeless sales tax is edging closer to the majority it would need to…
Newsom decries SoCal city that’s banning homeless shelters
Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening legal action against the city of Norwalk unless it reverses a ban on homeless shelters and other housing.“It is unfathomable…