California
A new report estimates it will cost $21.7 billion to end homelessness in L.A. in a decade.
Oct. 23, 2024
* The South Bay city reached “functional zero,” but with a looser definition than the group that coined that term.
Nov. 14, 2024
Police said the homeless man is suspected of being involved in four sexual assault cases and detectives investigating the cases are seeking additional victims.
Nov. 13, 2024
After starting a homeless court, building up its shelter, housing and outreach services, the South Bay city of Redondo Beach has reached the point where more people are getting shelter and housing than becoming homeless.
Oct. 29, 2024
Politics
Arizona voters approved a ballot measure intended to force police to crack down on homeless encampments by giving property owners tax rebates if they can prove damages.
Nov. 8, 2024
Anaheim City Council, in effort to clear homeless people from public properties, unanimously supports laws to ban sleeping on sidewalks and smoking in parks.
Oct. 10, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and county supervisors Hilda Solis and Kathryn Barger in Skid Row Tuesday to announce $380 million for the county in the fifth round of the state Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention program.
Bay Area voters sent a clear message in last week’s election, ousting the mayors of San Francisco and Oakland and rejecting a handful of left-wing candidates, as pent-up frustrations with crime and homelessness took center stage.
Nov. 12, 2024
Measure A would double the quarter-cent sales tax for homeless services. Measure G would dramatically shift power within L.A. County government.
Nov. 6, 2024
Housing & Homelessness
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Monday against the city of Norwalk over its ban on new shelters and homeless housing.
Nov. 4, 2024