FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—After years of rising homelessness, Fountain Valley Police have teamed with a local non-profit to clear encampments and offer services which resulted in a 80 percent decline of homelessness in the city’s Mile Square Park, said Councilman Michael Vo during a May 3 council meeting. The city partnered March 1 with City Net—a…
Fountain Valley Cuts Park’s Homeless Population by 80 Percent: City Councilman
May 6, 2022
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LA County Board Adopts Proposals for Changing Oversight of Homeless Programs
May 4, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A divided Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted a series of recommendations Tuesday aimed at streamlining and improving the response to homelessness, with a majority calling the move a step in the right direction, but two others questioning whether the proposals will have any real impact. Supervisors Kathryn Barger, Janice Hahn, and Hilda…
LAPD Chief: ‘Spasm of Violence’ Caused More Homicides, Shootings in 2022
May 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officials reported a “spasm of violence” in the city that led to more homicide and shooting cases this year—largely related to robberies, gang activity, and homeless encampments—during an LA Police Commission meeting on May 3. LAPD Chief Michel Moore reported 36 homicides in April 2022—the highest April number in…
LA’s Top Homeless Agency Elevates 2 Chief Officers to Co-Lead After Director Resigned
April 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) will temporarily be co-led by chief officers Molly Rysman and Kristina Dixon, now that Executive Director Heidi Marston, who announced her resignation earlier this week, has stepped back from her leadership role. Marston, who had led LAHSA since December 2019, had previously said her resignation would be…
Homeless Overdose Deaths Spike in Los Angeles
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Los Angeles Homeless Dying From Overdoses Spikes 50 Percent
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Director Heidi Marston Announces Resignation
April 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) executive director submitted her resignation letter on April 25, citing disagreements over compensation for staff. Heidi Marston noted that LAHSA previously paid employees as low as $33,119 a year, and as executive director she raised the 196 lowest compensated employees’ pay to $50,000 a year in March…
LA County CEO Previews $36 Billion Budget for 2022–23
April 18, 2022
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Los Angeles County’s Chief Executive Officer previewed a $36.5 billion recommended budget for the 2022–23 fiscal year, which includes four new departments and $1 billion to address homelessness. County CEO Fesia Davenport will present the budget on April 19 to the county’s Board of Supervisors. This budget “means continuing to respond vigilantly to an evolving…
Garcetti Budgets for Homelessness, Climate Change in Final State of the City Address
April 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—In his final State of the City address at the Sixth Street Bridge, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted some of the programs and investments for the upcoming fiscal year—with a special focus on public safety, climate change, and housing shortage, plus a $1 billion investment into addressing homelessness. “My goal is to hand…
Los Angeles to Resume Towing Vehicle Encampments
April 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles will resume the parking enforcement and towing of vehicles used as dwellings on city streets—which have been suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic—beginning May 15 amid increasing complaints from residents. On April 6, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11–1 to pass a motion to resume the enforcement and…
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