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Ghost Town Management Sweeps Away Encampment, Reclaims Lincoln and Rose from Homelessness

Following the City of Los Angeles' weekly cleanup operation at Lincoln and Rose Avenue, Ghost Town Management has been instrumental in...

Malibu's homeless numbers are down, city blurts out ahead of official count

"Malibu hasn't done anything for the homeless," says Elvin Rudolph Dekle, 69, who spends most of his days in Legacy Park. The city, which...

Audit Blasts LA County for Failing Homeless and Mentally Ill, $286M Unspent

A recent audit, conducted by Tim Campbell for the LA Alliance for Human Rights, —an organization consisting of a wide range of Los...

ICYMI: Federal Judge Greenlights Scope of Audit on L.A. Homelessness Initiatives

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge Friday adopted plans for a comprehensive financial and performance audit of each and every homelessness...

Where did homeless people die in Los Angeles in 2023?

City Council District 3 in San Fernando Valley had least deaths and District 14, including Skid Row, had most Nine hundred homeless...

California’s Multi-Million Dollars CARE Court Program Flops After 6 Months

California has invested significant resources in a new mental health court program aimed at helping individuals struggling with...

We Keep Domestic Violence Shelters Secret. Who Is That Really Helping?

I once visited a domestic violence shelter in New England. It was a small, nondescript Cape Cod-style house, jammed between other similar...

Local Assemblymembers introduce “Beyond Housing” Measure to Address Homelessness

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) and Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) announced Assembly Bill 2417 Thursday morning to expand and improve...

An initiative promised 20,000 homes for mentally ill Californians. It delivered far less

In summary California voters this spring are considering a $6.4 billion bond that would build thousands of housing units and treatment...

Los Angeles’ sloppy, expensive approach to homelessness collides with reality

Karen Bass, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, speaks during a press conference to kick off the 2024 LAHSA homeless count for Los Angeles County...

Hubris Over Humanity: The Failures of Social Experiments in Los Angeles

Southern California, especially Los Angeles, has a proud tradition of risk-taking and experimentation on a grand scale. In the early 20th...

Wheels Are Coming Off the City-County-LAHSA “Love Bus”

By TIM CAMPBELL Recently, we’ve seen several developing stories concerning homelessness programs in LA County. The County Board of...

She hopes CARE Court will save her husband. Two months in, she’s waiting for answers

Maria Macias pulled into a parking space at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Norwalk. She had come from Gardena and found herself...

LAFD calls on city to end pilot program that sent health workers to 911 calls

The therapeutic van pilot program may soon come to end. The nearly $4-million program was introduced in 2022 by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti...

Out-squatted: Handyman Flash Shelton will squat with your squatters — until they leave

Flash Shelton, who calls himself the "Squatter Hunter," offers to remove squatters for homeowners. ((Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles...

DERRICK'S STORY

SCOTUS agrees to hear important case about homelessness

The plight of the homeless calls out to anyone with a heart. Drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness, and the outsized cost of housing...

The Farce and Tragedy of LAHSA’s PIT Count

When it comes to L.A.’s homelessness programs, few are as controversial as LAHSA’s annual Point In Time (PIT) count, the survey used to...

Bill would let therapists and social workers decide when to confine mentally ill Californians

In summary In California, it’s usually police who confine mentally ill people for involuntary 72-hour holds so they can be evaluated and...

A GLIMPSE INTO THE REALITY OF BEACH CLEANUPS

The scene at the LA city beach jurisdiction today offered a snapshot of the ongoing battle against homelessness. Despite the Park...

Opinion: Real Data, Real Solutions: Moving Beyond Building to Address Homelessness

Once again, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is conducting its yearly Point-in-Time (PIT) count. Required by the...

What is Prop 1, California’s mental health and homelessness ballot measure?

There is only one statewide ballot measure before California’s primary voters this year — and it’s an effort meant to increase mental and...

Susan Shelley: Proposition 1 is an expensive scam that must be rejected on March 5

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who collected unlimited contributions to his campaign to fend off an attempted recall, is collecting again. This time...

Elections and Homelessness: Where is Our Money Going?

In March, voters will be asked to approve Proposition One, a proposal to issue about $6.4 billion in state bonds to fund construction of...

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