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A car plowed through a homeless encampment in Brentwood around 12:30 a.m. Thursday off San Vicente Blvd outside the West LA Veteran’s building.

With thousands living on LA’s streets, a temporary fix may aid in getting those who want housing a shot at shelter with tiny homes that have a bed, climate control, and are easy to clean, which is essential in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pallet is a company building small, temporary units that can be assembled in 30 minutes or less to help LA’s homeless population. John Cadiz Klemack reports March 1, 2021.

As bone-chilling temperatures have left thousands of people across Texas stuck indoors without power and heat, advocates for the homeless have taken to the streets to find those unable to take or find refuge, NBC News reports.

Many businesses at Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade have shut down over the past year, and one business owner believes the city’s growing homeless problem is one big reason.

Housing for Health, a program within the LA County Department of Health Services is behind the push to reach out to LA’s homeless population for vaccine distribution. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2021.

A fed up federal judge in California said last week’s rainstorm created “extraordinarily harsh” conditions for homeless residents of Los Angeles. prompting him to order city officials to meet with him at a Skid Row shelter to discuss how to address the worsening crisis of people living on the streets.

A new winter homeless shelter with 30 beds will open Tuesday at the Oakwood Recreation Center in Venice.

The problem could be getting worse, as more than half of all fires in the first two weeks of 2021 are related to homeless encampments. Joel Grover reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.

A homeless man is suing a woman who allegedly promised to bathe his service dog, Boots, in December, but never returned with the animal after taking it from the Sherman Oaks store where the plaintiff works. James Michael Nicholos brought the lawsuit Wednesday in Van Nuys Superior Court against Nicole Lawrence, alleging breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, theft, negligence and...

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Instead of gifts for her birthday, Mikayla Gounard asked for donations for Sean Currey, the homeless man who found and returned her grandmother’s lost wallet.

When census takers tried to count the nation’s homeless population, they ran into many problems that could threaten the accuracy of the effort

A homeless man firing a gun into the air wounded another homeless man in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles, authorities said.

The federal government has allowed Los Angeles County to cancel its 2021 homeless count over concerns that it can’t be done safely or accurately during the coronavirus epidemic. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced Wednesday that it had received an exemption from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD normally would have required the count, scheduled for...

Homeless encampments infested with filth and rats continue to cause health fears in Los Angeles. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.

About $110,000 in funding was approved by the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday to establish an overnight parking lot in Sherman Oaks where homeless people can safely rest in their vehicles.

There are more than 180 shelter locations in LA County. Here’s a map of those locations. Click on the dot on the map for more information such as addresses, services offered, hours and more. Los Angeles County Homeless Shelters and Services Map

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti talks with NBC4’s Conan Nolan about the homeless problem in the city.  It continues to grow each year and many are leaving because of it. The mayor says that while the city is doing its part,  it can’t solve the problem alone.

During the pandemic, homeless encampments have grown largely unchecked. Joel Grover reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.