streets of shame

For years now, the NBC4 I-Team has been holding politicians accountable for their promises to solve the homeless crisis in LA. With the mayoral election on the way, all eyes are on what Karen Bass and Rick Caruso plan to do to tackle the issue. Joel Grover reports for NBC4 News on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.

Back in March, in a segment for our Streets of Shame series, we profiled a woman experiencing homelessness while covering a story about street medicine. Four months later, that woman is homeless no more, thanks to a social worker and the medics we were with that day. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

A cycling fitness studio in Los Angeles is demanding the city address the homelessness crisis affecting business.

One Sherman Oaks business owner is calling on local lawmakers to do more when it comes to curbing crime and dealing with the homelessness crisis. She says it’s affecting many businesses, including her own. John Cadiz Klemack reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

The program designed to end homelessness has been falling short year after year. John Cadiz Klemack reports April 25, 2022.

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.

Today, the Boardwalk is very different to what it was in July when an estimated 260 people called the streets home.

There’s tennis being played and handball in the handball courts. Today the Boardwalk is very different to what it was in July when an estimated 260 people called the streets home. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

Doctors and some nurses and clinical staff say they want to help are planning to offer some relief. John Cádiz Klemack reports Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

With efforts delayed by COVID-19 surges due to the omicron variant, volunteers are soon to begin the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count to assess the severity of the crisis in SoCal. Anoushah Rasta reports Feb. 22, 2022.

The 2022 homeless count in Los Angeles gets underway Tuesday night with volunteers fanning out in an effort to get an accurate count of the number of unhoused people in the area.

Parents in Playa Vista want something done as more horrifying events occur. John Cadiz Klemack reports Dec. 15, 2021.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is turning his attention to the homeless on Skid Row. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday took a first step toward expanding citywide the Skid Row Clean Team, which works to prevent trash and debris buildup in the area.

This is not an unusual crime, police say. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Kevin McBride was living in a motel-turned temporary housing for homeless people in the North Hills area of LA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A wall of bikes is raising the issue of homelessness in Koreatown. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.