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Homelessness officials recover $13M paid to service providers; judge pushes for more transparency
Officials with Los Angeles’ regional homeless services agency say they’ve recovered about $13 million of $50.8 million paid to service providers beginning in 2018. That’s up from about $2.5 million ...
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Audit Sparks Shake-Up in L.A.’s Homeless Services
A recent audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reveals mismanagement of funds, delayed payments, and poor ...
Mayor Bass launches initiative to provide more housing for homeless veterans
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass launched an initiative to provide more resources for unhoused veterans. This comes after a ...
Editorial: Think twice before breaking up the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
In addition to running the annual point-in-time homeless count, a vast three-day undertaking every January that marshals ...
Los Angeles’ continues mismanagement of homelessness is a lesson for the country
There’s one thing L.A. officials all agree on, and that’s the need for higher taxes to pay for homelessness programs.
Could A Shelter Emergency Help Relax Expensive Building Codes
When rules established that were intended to keep people health and safety do the opposite by limiting housing and shelter ...
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 ...
Two homeless men fatally shot near downtown L.A.’s Skid Row
Two homeless men were fatally shot early Saturday morning on a downtown L.A. street near Skid Row, police said. The shooting ...
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Brush fire breaks out in Colton as strong winds continue to hit SoCal
COLTON, Calif. - Amid strong winds, a brush fire broke out in the Colton area early Tuesday morning. The fire broke out ...
30 homeless people removed from Los Angeles County encampment
Thirty homeless people were moved out of an encampment in Santa Fe Springs earlier this month. The effort, led by L.A. County ...
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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 created as a joint city-county agency in 1993 to help the two ...