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LA County supervisors to vote on pulling over $300M annual taxpayer dollars out of homeless services agency
The proposal comes after a pair of scathing audits about the L.A. Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA. If approved, the money would instead be directly overseen by the county.
Los Angeles spends billions on homelessness with little accountability
The LAO’s report says the January 2024 point-in-time count found 187,000 people who are homeless in California, an all-time ...
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Frustration Mounts for Los Angeles Contractor Battling Bureaucracy and Homelessness Crisis
LOS ANGELES - Rick Dreyfus hosted a BBQ lunch on Friday outside his construction site on Barrington Avenue, a project he ...
Los Angeles cannot track money spent on homeless programs, independent audit finds
An independent audit commissioned by a federal judge raised serious concerns about how Los Angeles city and county are ...
Court-ordered audit finds major flaws in L.A.’s homeless services
An audit of homeless services provided by Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found them disjointed ...
A homeless woman struggles to say goodbye to the home she raised her kids in
Nearly five years after seizing a publicly owned, vacant home she used to live in, Maria Merritt is saying goodbye to the ...
A court-ordered audit finds Los Angeles homeless programs have poor oversight
Auditors could not quantify the amount of money spent to establish beds and provide related homeless supportive services ...
Rates of death among the homeless in Los Angeles County are leveling off
The number of homeless people dying in Los Angeles County has leveled off, with data showing a 1% mortality rate increase in ...
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Los Angeles Homeless Resource Guide: Where to find free food, services, and support
This guide lists free services for individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, including food, showers, clothing, ...
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How California homeless programs are helping people get fit and off the streets: ‘It’s the bike’
Biking in San Diego or running in L.A. and San Francisco — workout groups specifically for homeless Californians show promise ...
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How Long Beach plans to shrink its biggest, longest-standing homeless encampment, the LA River
The state recently awarded Long Beach $11 million to help pay for its most ambitious encampment resolution plan to date. Most ...
How Entertainment Workers Are Finding New Careers in Homeless Services — With a Little Help From Keanu Reeves
LAURA Academy is training entertainment workers and others as case managers for L.A. homeless services organizations, with ...