homelessness

Encampments of people experiencing homelessness continue to fill the Venice Beach Boardwalk as businesses, LASD deputies, homeless advocates and residents fight over the best fix for the situation. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

When Jimmy, a homeless man on the streets for years, saw the opportunity to live in a limo, he used what little money he had to buy it. For him, it’s better than the tent he used to call home. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 on Monday, June 21, 2021.

A “tiny home village” that can serve as interim housing for up to 74 people experiencing homelessness is now open in a former parking lot in Echo Park. NBC4 News reports at 5 p.m. on June 21, 2021.

Jimmy says he’s been on the streets for years, so when the opportunity to move into a limousine came up, he said he used what little money he had saved to buy it.

A “tiny home village” that can serve as interim housing for up to 74 people experiencing homelessness is now open in a former parking lot in Echo Park.

Caring for LA’s homeless population continues to dominate a lot of political talk these days, especially when it comes to who is best suited to do the work. Beverly White reports for NBC4 news at 11 p.m. on June 18, 2021.

An LA City partnership that helped find solutions to the homeless crisis could soon be coming to an end. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Jun. 18, 2021.

Some Santa Monica business owners are suing the city over a plan to demolish a parking garage and replace it will affordable housing – some of which would go to formerly homeless individuals. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

Several Venice organizations have criticized the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; saying it is calling for the “forced displacement and criminalization of unhoused people” on the boardwalk.

The controversial effort by a federal judge to take charge of LA’s homelessness crisis has been put on hold. An appeals court has paused the proceedings while it decides if that judge has gone too far. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 10, 2021.

It’s Day One for LA Sheriff HOST Deputies (Homeless Outreach Services Team) who marched onto the Venice Boardwalk to the sound of cheers from nearby residents who had come to witness the bold move from the County’s top cop.

LA Sheriff’s Deputies Homeless Outreach Services Team will clean up the Venice Boardwalk before July 4th promise to clear encampments. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 8, 2021.

Along the Venice boardwalk, the once bustling tourist destination and booming local business powerhouse, the contrast of what is and what once was is evident. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on June 7, 2021.

LA County’s top cop, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, spoke to NBC4 on the border of Santa Monica and Venice, about his hopes and plans to curb homelessness.

It’s supposed to be a safe-haven for people experiencing homelessness, but some residents of a former Super 8 Motel in Canoga Park say their complaints aren’t being prioritized.

Formerly homeless residents, awaiting a permanent placement, don’t have hot water at the Project Homekey sites. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 3, 2021.

While some families and nearby residents are happy that Echo Park Lake has been reopened to the public, the homeless people who had taken up residence there are frustrated by what they say is a lack of options. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

The Los Angeles City Council agreed today to move forward with a feasibility study on the possibility of housing homeless people in temporary cabins or camping sites in certain westside parks and beach parking lots.

The proceedings are part of a lawsuit lodged against the city and county by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, a group made up of downtown business owners and Skid Row residents.

The lake is an iconic LA location. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.