Los Angeles experienced its first wide-scale homelessness during two periods of national upheaval — the Great Depression and the housing crunch after World War II. In both cases, the crises abated. In ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- There's a new plan in Los Angeles to combat the homeless crisis, and it's controlled by U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter. The city and county have to figure out how to ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A coalition of labor unions and other organizations Thursday announced a ballot measure initiative to create a tax on multi-million dollar property sales to fund solutions to ...

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Every year, the Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority (LAHSA) coordinates a volunteer-driven census of people living on the street. In the past two years, it’s gotten less accurate. At stake is ...

The results of the L.A. region’s annual point-in-time homeless count are expected to be released this afternoon (Monday, July 14). The count — the largest of its kind in the country — is one of the ...

One approach to solving a huge problem such as homelessness in Los Angeles County is to tackle it piece-by-piece, one unhoused group at a time. That’s the thinking expressed by the Los Angeles County ...

A total of 12,034 people were homeless in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties in January, when outreach workers and volunteers spent a week asking people two dozen questions, including where ...

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced the results of the 2025 Greater LA Homeless Count this week, touting a reduction in homelessness for the second year in a row. However, ...