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The big shuffle: Some homeless people in LA being shuffled from block to block
The block of El Centro Avenue at the Hollywood Walk of Fame remains free of tents, nine months after LA’s Inside Safe program dismantled an encampment there and offered motel rooms to the unhoused.
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Unhoused Angelenos say the city is shuffling them around
The City of Los Angeles is accused of shuffling unhoused people from one block to another as it continues its effort to get people off the streets. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 I-Team on April 25, 2024.
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California mayors meet to ask for more funding for homeless programs
California mayors met in Sacramento to call for more funding from the state’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Grant Program. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 23, 2024.
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Rick Caruso shuts down Mayor Bass' newest plan to help with homeless crisis
Former mayoral candidate and Los Angeles business leader Rick Caruso slammed Mayor Karen Bass’ most recent plan asking the wealthy to help fund homeless housing.
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Mayor Bass' homelessness plan receives mixed reactions
Days after LA Mayor Karen Bass asked the wealthy to help fund homeless housing during her State of the City address, billionaire Rick Caruso responded to the her latest plan. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on April 19, 2024.
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62 homeless people have died while enrolled in Long Beach shelters and programs in 3 years, data shows
The Project Homekey Best Western site off Long Beach Boulevard accounted for 20 of the 62 deaths of homeless individuals enrolled in 12 city-funded shelters or programs since 2021, according to data requested by NBCLA and released by the City of Long Beach.
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Los Angeles expands its overnight RV parking ban on the westside
Los Angeles is cracking down on RV encampments after the city council voted Friday to restrict overnight parking for the large vehicles in about 30 streets in neighborhoods on the westside.
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City of LA expands RV parking ban
The Los Angeles City Council voted in favor of banning overnight RV parking for 30 streets on the city’s westside. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on April 13, 2024.
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California spent billions on homelessness, failed to track effectiveness, audit says
California’s spending on homelessness increases each year, but the homeless population continues to rise.
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Audit reveals California's failure to track homelessness spending
A state audit found that California has not been measuring the effectiveness of programs established to combat homelessness despite $24 billion in spending. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 10, 2024.
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Where is the money for homelessness going in Los Angeles?
A coalition of downtown LA businesses wants to hold the city and county accountable for millions of dollars spent on homelessness. NBC Los Angeles’ Conan Nolan talks with Matthew Umhofer, an attorney for the group.
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Majority of homeless population using illicit drugs like fentanyl, says DEA chief
As over 8 million fentanyl pills were seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration in the Los Angeles area, the new head of the agency of the Los Angeles Field Division says drug use is too prevalent among the homeless population. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Matthew Allen during NewsConference on Sunday, April 7.
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Changes coming to Long Beach homeless center where 20 enrolled died
The city of Long Beach has confirmed that increased staff will be part of the new changes when a new operator starts to take control of its Project Homekey facility later this month.
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Karen Bass announces two more Inside Safe operations
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced two new Inside Safe operations this weekend as part of the city’s continuing efforts to tackle large homeless encampments.
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900 unhoused people died in LA in 2023: City officials
City officials shared about 900 unsheltered people died on the streets of Los Angeles in 2023. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on March 28, 2024.
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900 unhoused people died in the city of LA in 2023, report says
The City Controller’s Office released a map of unhoused deaths in 2023 using data obtained from the County Medical-Examiner Coroner.
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Case worker ‘reassigned' after speaking out on 20 deaths of homeless housed at Long Beach-owned facility
A case worker who spoke out this week about what she witnessed at a Long Beach homeless transition center said she has been told to leave her job at Project Home Key.
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RV-living residents open up about difficult housing experience amid neighbors' demands to remove them
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is working to remove RVs on a neighborhood street in Compton after the community demanded action.
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Church-led march sounds alarm over RV encampments in Compton
Pastor Chuck Esters is leading a march Thursday to ask city officials to remove RV encampments near churches and schools in Compton. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on March 21, 2024.
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Workers call for action in Long Beach homeless transition center deaths
Two former case managers at the Project Homekey facility in Long Beach are demanding accountability for the 20 enrollee deaths the transition center has seen since March 2021. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on March 19, 2024.