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In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries harm reduction
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...
Homelessness declined last year in Hollywood and Venice, but not Skid Row, new Rand study finds
Homeless encampments were markedly reduced in Hollywood and Venice last year, but the number of people sleeping 'rough' ...
Homeless populations drop dramatically in Hollywood and Venice
The decrease in homeless in 2024 was likely driven by L.A.’s increased interim and permanent housing programs.
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Venice Homeless Count Plunges - 22% Drop is District's Largest in Recent Memory
VENICE - The number of unsheltered residents in Venice dropped by 22% in 2024, marking a significant year-over-year decline ...
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Report: Number of unhoused residents drops across three LA neighborhoods
The number of unhoused residents in three Los Angeles neighborhoods dropped significantly from the previous year, but those ...
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Woman calls on LA city leaders to do more after she was viciously attacked by homeless man
A woman says Los Angeles city leaders need to do more to protect residents after she was viciously attacked by a homeless man ...
Fentanyl deaths fall without a drug war
Over the past decade, far too many lives have been lost to fentanyl-related overdoses.  No doubt, many of us here in Southern ...
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California Healthline Daily Edition
Taxable cannabis sales for the first quarter of 2025 were the lowest quarterly sales in five years; tax revenues from weed sales provide funding for child care, substance abuse education, impaired ...