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Reports on Los Angeles' homelessness issue

homelessness 3 hours ago

Nonprofit ‘Village For Vets' Helps Hungry, Homeless Veterans Living in Tents

If it takes a village to help local homeless veterans, that village has definitely stepped forward. A tent city of sorts has been set up on the campus of the Veteran’s Administration in West Los...

streets of shame 11 hours ago

Possible Budget Cuts Could Affect Projects That Help Homeless Find Jobs
Los Angeles Jul 6

Newest ‘A Bridge Home' Shelter to Open Tuesday in San Pedro

Jun 15

Homelessness Continues to Rise in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles city and county homeless populations rise again, the latest count shows. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, June 12, 2020.
Los Angeles Jun 13

Even Before Coronavirus, LA's Homeless Population Was Growing, Report Says

Even before the coronavirus devastated the economy, the Southland’s homeless population had already grown significantly from the previous year, with efforts to provide housing again outpaced by ...
streets of shame Jun 11

Garcetti, Other Mayors Push State For Homeless Funding Amid Coronavirus

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido joined their counterparts from other large California cities Wednesday, calling on the state to approv...
Project Roomkey May 21

Hotel Houses Homeless During Pandemic

Project Room Key seeks out homeless that are at high-risk for COVID-19 and provides them hotel rooms. John Cádiz Klemack reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

coronavirus pandemic May 2

Pods for Coronavirus Patients May Work Best as Temporary Housing for Homeless People

A solution for isolating COVID-19 patients could help LA’s homeless population in the form of individual pods that give people a place to stay temporarily. “It’s not an alternative for permanent, supportive housing. What this is, is a drastic improvement that’s going to help a lot of people get off the streets,” Jeremiah Adler of Agile Medica...
DTLA May 1

DTLA Residents, Business Owners Push Back Against Homeless Parking Site

Neighbors said LA made the decision to build the safe parking site this week without getting their input. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Crime Rates Apr 25

LA Crime Rates Remain Unchanged for Homeless People

Due to the “Safer At Home” order crime rates in Los Angeles has decreased drastically. But for homeless people, the crime rates haven’t changed at all. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020.
Los Angeles Apr 21

Nonprofit Helps Feed More Than a Hundred Homeless Families Living in Motels

Homeless families using housing vouchers by law have to move out after 28 days. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2020.
streets of shame Apr 18

California Struggles to Slow COVID-19 Among Homeless

With California’s death toll from the coronavirus topping 1,000, lawmakers are looking at ways to slow the spread, especially in vulnerable populations such as the homeless. The pandemic that has plunged California — the world’s fifth-largest economy — into recession has hit hard. There are concerns the virus could sweep through the state’s 150,000...
Apr 18

Residents Angry Over Plan to House Homeless in Covina Hotel

Residents of Covina are unhappy by a closed door decision that would turn a hotel into housing for homeless people. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 news a 4 p.m. on Friday, April 17.
coronavirus Apr 16

Sheriff Homeless Outreach Unit Takes on Humanitarian Mission During Coronavirus Pandemic

Along the Los Angeles River in South Gate, the first person that an elite team of LA County Sheriff deputies approached showed signs she may be sick. They promised to send a nurse to follow up, but it was exactly why the homeless outreach services team was on the ground this day. “Some of the people in the beginning...
streets of shame Apr 8

LA Embarks on Massive Effort to Get Homeless Into Hotels

Los Angeles has embarked on a massive and unprecedented effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect the most vulnerable residents as the coronavirus continues to spread. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that money from the federal government would help pay for at least 15,000 hotel rooms d...
coronavirus Apr 7

LA Encourages Those Experiencing Homelessness to Social Distance Their Tents

The city of Los Angeles has reported to a federal judge it is making progress in expanding emergency shelter programs for those experiencing homelessness, who public health experts warn may be at greatest risk for exposure to the coronavirus.
streets of shame Apr 4

Most of LA's Homeless Are Left on the Crowded Streets During Coronavirus Crisis

Despite promises of making thousands of shelter beds, hotel and motel rooms available so Los Angeles’ homeless can come off the streets during the coronavirus crisis, NBC4’s I-Team found most beds across the city are full or unavailable. “It’s heartbreaking,” Ken Craft, CEO of Hope of the Valley, said. “There’s nothing worse than when you’re ...
Skid Row Apr 2

Judge Orders Status Report on LA Skid Row Toilets, Sanitation Facilities

A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit involving homelessness and the advent of COVID-19 on Skid Row ordered the city and county of Los Angeles to establish a timeline by late Wednesday afternoon for the installation of 50 additional toilets and 50 sanitation stations in th downtown area. In his order, U.S. District Judge David Carter wrote that the ...
Skid Row Mar 24

Hearing Set to Discuss Skid Row Homeless Solutions During Coronavirus Pandemic

A federal judge will preside over a closed hearing Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles to discuss possible immediate solutions to the Skid Row homeless crisis in light of the worsening coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge David Carter scheduled the hearing as a follow-up to a five-hour proceeding last week in which a top Salvation Army official of...
coronavirus Mar 21

Emergency Hearing Set for Lawsuit Over Virus Protections for LA's Homeless

An emergency hearing is scheduled for Thursday in a federal lawsuit challenging what an activist group contends is a lack of action to protect homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Eric Garcetti and County Supervisor Kathryn Barger are among the officials expected to attend. The lawsuit was filed last week in Los Angeles federal co...

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