Supervisors push to shift homeless funding from LAHSA to new LA County department
If approved, the new department would absorb most of the roughly $350 million LAHSA receives from the county — and part of ...
Murrieta police seeking owners of pet headstone found in homeless camp
Police are searching for the owners of a pet headstone that was found in the midst of a homeless encampment cleanup in ...
Housing Authority official says LA could see rise in homelessness after Section 8 changes
An official with Los Angeles' Housing Authority said the city could see more people struggling with homelessness after the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fentanyl testing devices distributed to LA County community colleges, homeless organizations
The single-use device is small enough to fit in a pocket and contains all of the materials necessary to conduct a fentanyl ...
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 ...
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LA County Supervisor proposes consolidating homeless services under new department
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath on Thursday proposed creating a new county department to consolidate ...
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Searing audit finds city of LA has failed to properly track billions in homelessness spending
Many of the problems identified were at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the public agency known as LAHSA.
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LA County supervisors to vote on pulling over $300 million 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 annual spend of taxpayer money would instead be directly overseen by the ...
Homeless deaths in L.A. County are leveling off but still nearly seven per day
Just under seven homeless people died on average every day in Los Angeles County through 2023, as the mortality rate leveled ...
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 ...