homelessness

The General Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles will offer a day of free medical services for people in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, May 11.

With his medical bag in hand, veterinarian Kwane Stewart hits the streets of San Diego’s East Village every week. The North County vet offers free medical services to the pets of downtown’s homeless community.

The mayors of California’s 11 largest cities asked Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature on Monday to approve $3 billion over three years in the state budget for flexible homeless funding to go directly to cities.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s executive director submitted her resignation letter Monday, citing disagreements over compensation for staff. “The employees of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority should not make so little that they qualify for homeless services themselves,” she said.

“We’re seeing a huge boom in senior homelessness,” said Kendra Hendry, a caseworker at Arizona’s largest shelter, where older people make up about 30% of those staying there

Residents say it was a problem long before the pandemic: dangerous situations, like propane tanks, homeless tapping into electricity and the water supply. John Cadiz Klemack reports April 6, 2022.

On Foothill Boulevard in Sylmar, residents say they are fed up with an invasion of RVs, and they say it existed long before the pandemic hit. On Wednesday, LA Councilmember Monica Rodriguez joined in an 11-to-1 vote that will immediately start removing hazardous RVs from LA streets, with full enforcement of all “no-parking” signage in May.

LA City Council supports a California Senate Bill that would incorporate women’s needs in homeless response including domestic violence victims and unaccompanied women.

When Karen Hamza ended up on the street several years ago, she had one companion that kept her company: her dog, Tippy. Going through that traumatic experience all while taking care of her dog, she made a promise that she’s kept for the last 13 years since founding the nonprofit Angel Hanz for the Homeless: to keep unhoused Angelenos’ pets...

Meet the woman on a mission to help LA’s homeless keep their pets healthy and cared for free of charge.

Sanitation workers began breaking down the encampment Thursday morning, drawing protest from homeless advocacy groups that say the city’s solutions don’t help long-term. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Friday, March 18, 2022.

A massive homeless encampment sweep occurred in Little Tokyo but activists say this is not providing any solutions.

The City of Los Angeles is removing a homeless encampment in the Toriumi Plaza area of Little Tokyo, prompting backlash from local homeless advocacy groups.

City officials say they’ve done plenty of outreach in the area leading up to the cleanup, transferring over 50 people from the street into shelters. Protestors are voicing opposition to the cleanup plan. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Thursday, March 17, 2022. 

Prosecutors say a man suspected of shooting five homeless people in Washington and New York City and killing two of them appeared to hold up a phone and play music after he shot one of the victims.

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, recently banned camping on the sides of certain roadways, and officials are exploring other aggressive options to combat homelessness

California Governor Gavin Newsom was in Los Angeles Thursday to discuss his new CARE Court program that would create mental health courts in every county, allowing treatment for more homeless people with severe mental health and addiction disorders but also could force some of them into care — a move that’s been criticized.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Karen Bass today in her campaign to become mayor of Los Angeles, calling her a “national leader and coalition builder.”

California’s governor has unveiled a plan to create mental health courts that would mandate services to more homeless people with severe behavioral and addiction disorders