LOS ANGELES—A resolution in support of a California Senate bill aimed at incorporating the needs of domestic violence victims and unaccompanied women into homelessness planning was passed by the Los Angeles City Council on April 5. “Domestic violence is one of the leading drivers of women’s homelessness, with approximately 57 percent of women reporting domestic…
Los Angeles Supports Bill to Incorporate Women’s Needs in Homeless Response
LA County Report Calls for Central Department to Address Homelessness
Los Angeles County has significant gaps in its strategy to address homelessness and needs to make changes to adequately provide services to its homeless population, according to a recent county-commissioned report. “We have not evolved at the pace required to meet the vast needs on our streets,” said the March 30 report by The Blue…
Los Angeles Extends Project Roomkey Program
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles is extending its “Project Roomkey” program, which temporarily shelters unhoused people in hotels and motels, for another three months. On March 29, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to authorize $10. 6 million to extend Project Roomkey at the Mayfair Hotel and the L.A. Grand Hotel in Downtown LA, as well…
17 of 183 People Removed from Echo Park Lake in Long-Term Housing: Report
LOS ANGELES—Only 17 out of 183 homeless people who were removed from an Echo Park Lake encampment last March have been placed in long-term housing, according to a report published Wednesday by the University of California (UC)–Los Angeles Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. The report, titled “(Dis)Placement: The Fight for Housing and Community after…
Homeless More Likely to Be Crime Victims and Perpetrators in San Diego County: DA
SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced on March 21 a strategy to prevent the homeless from being involved with crime, following the release of data showing homeless people in the county were more likely to be both crime victims and perpetrators. The District Attorney’s office says that, based on two years of…
California Republicans Push Back Against Progressive Homeless Policies
SACRAMENTO— A group of Republican lawmakers introduced more than a dozen bills to combat California’s worsening homeless crisis March 16, a problem they say the state’s Democrats have inadequately addressed as billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent and the homeless population continues to grow. Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez…
[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] ‘Crime Is Coming to the Suburbs’—Larry Elder on Rise in Robberies, Homicides, and Homeless Encampments in California
“When you’re finding these smash-and-grabs taking place at Neiman Marcus and these high-end stores, all of a sudden, people on the left are beginning to rethink their assumptions.” At the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference, I sat down with Larry Elder, host of the Larry Elder Show on Epoch TV, to discuss California’s rise in…
‘Crime Is Coming to the Suburbs’—Larry Elder on Rise in Robberies, Homicides, and Homeless Encampments in California
“When you’re finding these smash-and-grabs taking place at Neiman Marcus and these high-end stores, all of a sudden, people on the left are beginning to rethink their assumptions.” At the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference, I sat down with Larry Elder, host of the Larry Elder Show on EpochTV, to discuss California’s rise in crime,…
Are Homeless Encampments Destroying Neighborhoods in Los Angeles? | Chie Lunn
Homelessness is spreading into different neighborhoods of Los Angeles where our children are beginning to witness its harsh realities. My guest is Chie Lunn, a teacher, parent, and community member. She discusses how the homelessness lifestyle is affecting the children of Santa Monica and adults’ responsibility to bring normalcy back to the streets. Follow…
Los Angeles to Convert City-Owned Properties for Homeless Use
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles may soon repurpose more than 25 existing city properties into interim housing for the homeless, according to a report initially released on Jan. 12 by the city’s controller. The Los Angeles City Council voted on March 1 to have the city’s administrative office report back within 30 days on how the city would go…
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