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Widespread encampment sweeps: A look back at California's homelessness response in 2024
2024 was the year California cracked down on homeless encampments. Fed up with tents taking up sidewalks, parks and vacant ...
Editorial: Think twice before breaking up the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is the closest the city and county have had to an overarching authority. It was ...
Despite 18% jump in homelessness nationwide, Los Angeles' numbers see notable decrease
Despite a very notable 18% increase in homelessness across the entire United States, the numbers in Los Angeles have seen a ...
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LA County launches new housing program for people living in RVs
The program serves people living in their RVs and provides them with legal parking, a safe place to sleep, and case management to transition them out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
Los Angeles bucks nationwide trend of rising homelessness
While homelessness reached unwanted levels across the United States this year, Los Angeles is one of only a handful of ...
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
Homeless advocates argued that punishing people who need a place to sleep would criminalize homelessness ... saw a 16% drop in its numbers between 2022 to 2024. Los Angeles, which increased ...
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100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work?
The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
FILE - A man walks past a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday ... year by the Supreme Court that found that outdoor sleeping bans don't violate the Eighth Amendment.