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The operator of a dog rescue organization denied Monday that she wrongfully took a homeless man’s longtime canine companion, saying he voluntarily gave up the animal earlier this year. Plaintiff Elliot Haas sued Little Love Rescue and Brittany Littleton on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking unspecified damages and an injunction preventing the defendants from harming the dog,...

One person was arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital, Southern California authorities said Friday. The poisonings occurred over the course of about a week in mid-May in Huntington Beach in Orange County south of Los Angeles, authorities said. The victims were given food laced with oleoresin capsicum, “which is twice as…

The federal judge who ordered that homeless encampments adjacent to Los Angeles freeways be immediately cleared in light of coronavirus threats directed city and county officials Friday to agree on a plan to disperse the camps by September. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter cited health and safety concerns on May 15 for ordering the removal and relocation of up…

Negotiations on how to relocate thousands of homeless people broke down. What happens next? Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

Anxiety mounted every time someone at the homeless shelter sneezed or residents got too close. For Matthew Padilla, a 34-year-old with a pacemaker and asthma, catching the novel coronavirus would likely mean death. So he jumped at the chance to move into a hotel room for free as part of a new California program. Within days, he and his husband,…

Anxiety mounted every time someone at the homeless shelter sneezed or residents got too close. For Matthew Padilla, a 34-year-old with a pacemaker and asthma, catching the novel coronavirus would likely mean death. So he jumped at the chance to move into a hotel room for free as part of a new California program. Within days, he and his husband,…

A few dozen protesters demonstrated relocating homeless people into their community. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2020.

Years ago, students at the University of Southern California decided they wanted to help homeless college students, so they opened up a place for them to live in Koreatown called Trojan Shelter. It’s a legacy left behind by some of this year’s graduates that will help homeless students trying to survive. While it’s difficult to quantify just how many...

A federal judge has ordered Los Angeles city and county to move thousands of homeless people who are living near freeways, saying their health is at risk from pollution and the coronavirus

Some studies show that up to 5 percent of college students may experience homelessness, so Trojan Shelter in Koreatown is an effort to meet that need. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2020.

Rosemead city officials expressed concern that Los Angeles County intends to establish a temporary housing location at a motel in the city for up to 127 homeless people, none of whom will be screened for a criminal background. The city was informed this week the county will use the Motel 6 located at 1001 San Gabriel Blvd., just north of…

A Los Angeles councilman says luxury hotels should not be exempt from a program to temporarily move people experiencing homelessness into empty hotel rooms after owners at the city’s Ritz-Carlton said they opposed the plan. Project Roomkey is a statewide effort to lease hotel rooms to shelter some of the most vulnerable homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic. An...

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 Medical Systems said. ...

A pod created with the intention of allowing coronavirus patients to isolate may actually serve as a cost-effective temporary housing solution for homeless people. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News May 1, 2020

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.

Coronavirus continues to spread through Los Angeles’ Streets of Shame. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2020.

“This is a public health announcement.” A voice from the sky.  Friendly but not familiar. “This is the Chula Vista Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team.” The voice was coming from a small drone flying 50 feet above the ground.  It was calling out to dozens of people living in small camps along Plaza Bonita Road in Chula Vista. The...

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.

Forty-three people have tested positive in only one Skid Row homeless shelter. Joel Grover reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020.