Homelessness
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Eyes on the Street: Anti-Camping Rocks Block Ktown Sidewalk
"Frequently, following sweeps, we'll see new barriers put up to prevent people from returning to the location where they were camping"
February 1, 2022
Piloting a Gentler, Helpful Response to Non-Emergency 911 Calls Involving Unhoused Angelenos
In pilot areas - Venice and Hollywood - CIRCLE response teams are responding to 911 calls regarding unhoused individuals - including wellbeing checks, loitering, indecent exposure, noise disturbances, and needle disposal
January 20, 2022
Pacific Sunset Bridge Housing Serves Those Who Need It Most
Venice's Pacific Sunset has become a focal point in the regional debate over homelessness.
October 1, 2021
Activists Urge L.A. City to Expand Project Roomkey Via Unlimited Federal Funds
FEMA is offering 100 percent reimbursement, but L.A. City is having difficulty finding up-front funding to use hotels as homes for unhoused neighbors
March 5, 2021
LA Mayor Approves Extension of Roomkey, but Council Says “Go Bigger”
Bonin: "They say where there's a will there's a way; In this case, there has to be a way." Raman: "We need to be ambitious; I've heard the word 'hundreds' but we need be hearing 'thousands' [of new rooms to be added to Roomkey]."
February 12, 2021
L.A. Mayor Garcetti to Bring “Hundreds” of Unhoused into Project Roomkey with New Federal Funds
What would you do if you had unlimited funds to run a program to provide housing to the unhoused during the pandemic?
February 4, 2021
Untrashing the Planet, One Corner at a Time
Cleaning up means working together, but also just getting out there with gloves and bags and picking up the trash.
January 5, 2021
Documentary by Gardena High Alum Centers Stories of L.A.’s Unhoused Black Women
Watch Zorrie Petrus' film 'Defining Ourselves For Ourselves: Unhoused, Black, and Female in L.A.'
December 23, 2020
Lancaster Opens Campus with Housing and Jobs for Antelope Valley’s Homeless
"It was built to be as inviting as possible. We wanted to treat people like people." says Mayor Parris.
October 20, 2020
New “Everyone In” Video Shows Homelessness’ Disproportionate Harm to Black Angelenos
Everyone In tells stories of Black unhoused persons, and offers solutions, including funding from the November Reimagine L.A. ballot measure
August 19, 2020
