Homelessness
LA City Pledges to Create 25,000 Homeless Units By 2025
With over 40,000 individuals experiencing homelessness, the Los Angeles City Council took a bold step towards rapidly increasing it’s available supply of homeless housing units. In last week’s Council meeting, the Council unanimously agreed to adopt the City’s first …
Read MoreSheriff Villanueva Urges County to Declare ‘State of Emergency’ Against Homelessness
As the number of encampments rise along key tourist destinations such as Venice Beach, Olvera Street and Hollywood, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is pushing the LA County Board of Supervisors to declare a state of emergency against the homelessness crisis …
Read MoreLos Angeles City Council Officially Approves Anti-Camping Ordinance
On July 1st, after voting to have the City Attorney’s office quickly draft an ordinance prohibiting encampments on the public right of way, City Council tentatively approved the ordinance on a 13-2 vote. Since a first-reading of an ordinance requires a unanimous vote, the Council was forced …
Read MoreWith LA’s Homelessness Services Authority Facing Organizational Issues, City Officials Propose Reform
With Los Angeles City and County facing immense pressure from the courts to respond to the homelessness crisis, city officials are examining measures to re-think its approach to homelessness services. Namely, the governance system of the Los Angeles Homelessness …
Read MoreThe Answer to the Housing Crisis is Development, Not More Bureaucracy
Over the past decade, the housing crisis has taken center stage in California’s political climate. In addition to an ever-so increasing cost of living, rent and mortgages for both low and middle class families are exponentially …
Read MoreA Big Test on Homelessness: Echo Park Lake to Officially Reopen
After being closed for over two months for repairs and sanitation operations, Echo Park lake is set to re-open to the general public at 3 P.M. on May 26th. Families, community members, and residents are encouraged to …
Read MoreLA City, County to Seek Federal Appeal to Overturn Skid Row Housing Mandate
Federal Judge David O. Carter granted a preliminary injunction and has ordered the City and the County of Los Angeles to provide temporary housing to skid row residents. In his ruling, Judge Carter expressed concerns that the City and County were too …
Read MoreGarcetti Pledges $1 Billion to End Homelessness, and Resources for Businesses as LA Re-Opens
On Monday evening, Mayor Garcetti took the opportunity during the annual State of the City Speech to unveil the new City budget for fiscal year 2021-2022, and several significant proposals to combat homelessness and COVID-19. Garcetti dubbed his 8th annual budget “a justice budget”, focused on …
Read MoreLA to Potentially Settle Federal Lawsuit and Provide Homelessness Housing, Clear Encampments
After months of internal deliberation, Los Angeles is poised to reach a settlement that could provide homelessness housing and allow the City to clear key encampments, such as those under freeways …
Read MoreHomeless Communities See COVID-19 Spike
While the COVID-19 vaccine has been slowly distributed across the country, local jurisdictions must still continue to address their longstanding health concerns. For one, the pandemic has disproportionately affected the homeless community …
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