There are close to 58 ,000 homeless people in Los Angeles county. That’s a shocking and tragic number for a region that’s home to some of the richest people in the world. At last, the problem became so acute--...
Despite a very notable 18% increase in homelessness across the entire United States, the numbers in Los Angeles have seen a decrease for the first time in seven years, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The city of...
LA homeless crisis: Audit shows 1 in 4 shelter beds go unused Over a five-year period from 2019-23, one in four city-funded shelter beds went unused, costing Los Angeles taxpayers an estimated $218 million, the audit showed. December 11, 2024 5:22pm PST ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been focused on addressing the city's homelessness crisis, getting people off the streets and into shelters that, up until now, did not exist. She's doing it by leveraging empty motels and city-owned properties.
©Los Angeles Is in Crisis. So Why Isn’t It Building More Housing? Parks are common locations for homeless residents to set up tents ©Idaho Court Case May Worsen the Homelessness Crisis, BOMA Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles What We've Tried So Far ...
LA’s homelessness crisis is unlike any other. Solutions should be fact-based and mindful of diverse journeys of those experiencing homelessness—and businesses have a role in resolving the crisis. Los Angeles County’s homelessness situationis unlike any other in the United S...
Echo Park Lake Fence, Flashpoint for L.A.'s Homelessness Crisis, Begins to Fall Workers have begun to take down the controversial fence that was initially built to prevent homeless encampments By Julius MillerMar 27, 2023 Mayor Bass’ Homeless Plan Clears Six More Encampments Across L.A. The...
Los Angeles Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images A woman holds a dog in a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles, April 20, 2017. The city's mayor, Eric Garcetti, is proposing $176 million to help combat the city's growing homeless crisis. ...
000 people experiencing homelessness in the city of Los Angeles, according to the city's Homeless Services Authority. King says many of them suffer from serious medical illnesses."There are patients that have schizophrenia, have HIV. So I think there's urgency from everyone to s...
homelessnessencampmentsconjunctureLos AngelesBlack geographiescrisisBy "thinking conjuncturally", this article urges urban geographers to rethink the site of encampments as a space for cultural intervention in urban planning and development. Drawing on content analysis of archival records, this article ...