Street doctors bring health care to homeless people in Los Angeles
More than 700,000 Americans experienced homelessness last year. In addition to being unhoused, many are suffering from a lack ...
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Homeless spending
Los Angeles’ top homeless services executive told LAist in December that she had followed state conflict of interest laws by ...
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Behind the arson arrests during the firestorm: Cases reveal L.A.’s burning problem
Authorities in L.A. County say the recent uptick in arson arrests was probably the result of increased public attention to ...
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Editorial: Out on the streets to count L.A.’s unhoused, volunteers learn far more than numbers can convey
In a little more than a week, legions of volunteers will fan out across Los Angeles County to count people who are homeless. Over the course of three nights (Feb. 18-20) volunteers will walk or ...
L.A.'s wildfires have intensified city's decades-long housing crisis | The Excerpt
Peter Dreier, an urban and environmental policy professor at Occidental College, joins The Excerpt to discuss the worsening ...
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For L.A.’s homeless population, the fires upend hard-earned stability
“There are likely going to be more people living in their cars for the next while,” Hunter said. Los Angeles was set to conduct the next annual count of its homeless population next wee ...
After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
Any student of California history ... hinting that white people didn’t need to fear it. Dozens of people died while civic ...
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Investors Cashed in on LA’s Eviction Crisis—Then Came the Wildfires
While Los Angeles recovers from the devastating Palisades and Eaton wildfires, corporate landlords continue mass evictions.
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The homeless population is increasing. Will Trump's second term make it worse?
When Rosie Garrison evacuated from the Sunswept fire in Studio City, California ... of the Los Angeles River. Her cottage survived but Garrison remains part of Los Angeles' homeless population ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Toby Canham for NY Post “We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley admitted to CNN when the wildfires, which have led to over 100,000 people ...
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Homeless caused three recent wildfires, San Diego says, reflecting California trend
(The Center Square) – Homeless encampments were behind ... is a significant factor in Southern California’s recent blazes. The Los Angeles Fire Department has reported that 54% of fires ...