LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) officials and volunteers will conduct the annual 2022 homeless count between Jan. 25–27, the first since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled this year’s count. The effort, known as the point-in-time count or 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, is essential to understanding how large the…
Kind Retired Prof Meets Young Homeless Man on Streets, Teaches Him for Over a Year to Get on His Feet
It wasn’t much of a classroom—but where there’s a will there’s a way. Under the awning of a bank in Spain, a devoted teacher imparts a lesson to a lone student on the sidewalk. It was this picture of an authentic, intimate street-classroom session that caught our attention after it was posted on social media…
Two Police Officers Surprise Homeless Man at Woolworths
This is pure kindness. Thank you, officers, for going out of your way to help.
Los Angeles Launches Unarmed Response Program for Nonviolent Calls Related to Homelessness
Los Angeles officials recently announced two neighborhoods will soon have an unarmed response team to deal with nonviolent calls related to homelessness available 24/7 and accessible under 911 services beginning this month. It’s the city’s most recent effort to show its voters action on the homeless crisis, after a slew of motions were brought forth…
Police: Homeless Man Fatally Stabbed Teen Without Motive
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A homeless man with a history of random violence fatally stabbed a 14-year-old boy riding his bike during a chance encounter and without apparent motive, a Florida police chief said Thursday. Semmie Lee Williams, 39, was arrested Wednesday in Miami on first-degree murder charges for the Nov. 15 slaying of Ryan Rogers, whose…
Los Angeles Allocates Millions to Expand Homeless Housing Services
During a recent special meeting of the Los Angeles Homelessness and Poverty Committee, committee members approved a slew of motions granting more interim housing projects and allocating millions in funding for other taxpayer-backed homeless programs. “Although we understand that interim housing solutions are not the final destination, not the panacea, we must recognize it is…
Man Locked up Because of Mistaken Identity Sues Hawaii
HONOLULU—A formerly homeless man who ended up in a mental institution for more than two years because of mistaken identity is suing the state and various Honolulu police officers, Hawaii public defenders, and doctors. Joshua Spriestersbach’s attorneys say in a lawsuit filed Sunday in U.S. District Court in Honolulu that Hawaii officials haven’t responded to…
Anti-Homeless Encampment Proposal Could Be on LA’s 2022 Ballot
November 19, 2021
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Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino is pushing to get his anti-homeless encampment proposal onto the ballot in 2022, and touting a recent poll indicating his measure might succeed. The city council will vote Nov. 23 to add the measure to the 2022 ballot that would ban sidewalk encampments in public areas of the city…
Formerly ‘Homeless Piano Man’ Goes Viral, Shoots to Fame Overnight, Soon Releasing Biopic Movie
He was living on the streets of Sarasota, Florida, off and on—until a video posted on social media captured him making magic on the piano and catapulted him to fame. That was in 2015 when the Sarasota Keys Project gave Donald Gould, 57, a formerly homeless Marine veteran and musician, his big break. A dozen…
‘A World Gone Mad’: Venice Community Wrestles With Continuing Homeless Crisis
Abbott Kinney Boulevard is a picture-perfect hidden gem in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, known for its boutique shops and locally-owned dining joints. The mile-long strip sings to the tune of upper-middle-class patrons who come to Venice Beach to soak in its peculiar rhythm. The neighborhood’s tight-knit community of homeowners who have lived in…
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