LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino’s plan to clean up homeless encampments in his district was slowed by the city council and sent to the Homelessness and Poverty Committee Dec. 1. An ordinance passed earlier this year banned homeless encampments in the public right-of-way; however, a city council vote is required before the ban…
LA City Slows Buscaino’s Motion to Enforce Encampment Bans in District 15
December 1, 2021
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LA to Enforce Homeless Encampment Bans in Parks, Elementary School in District 12
November 30, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Nov. 30 to enforce the ban on homeless encampments in seven locations of District 12 amid the city’s growing homeless population. An ordinance passed earlier this year banned homeless encampments in the public right-of-way; however, a city council vote is required before the ban can be…
Politicians’ Dirty Secret: Martin v. Boise Doesn’t Prevent Cities From Enforcing Anti-Camping Ordinances in the Absence of Shelters
Commentary For the past three years, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and District Attorney have worked together to prevent the Sheriff’s Department from enforcing anti-camping ordinances throughout Los Angeles County. As a result of this interference, the number of people living unhoused in the county has grown, the number of fires, crimes, and…
San Diego County Supervisors Approves Framework to Tackle Homelessness
November 2, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Nov. 1 a long-term plan, called the Framework for Ending Homelessness, to tackle the growing homelessness crisis. According to the Health and Human Service Agency (HHSA), the framework aims to provide a person-centered approach to ensure “that services and programs are created in culturally sensitive ways to…
LA City Council to Spend $2M to Post Signs for Anti-Camping Enforcement
November 2, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved on Nov. 2 spending $2 million from its homeless services fund for the printing and installation of signage to enforce a new law prohibiting people from sleeping and camping on sidewalks and in parks. The law, which went into effect Sept. 3, prohibits sleeping, sitting, camping, and obstructing…
Councilman De Leon Named New Chair Of Homelessness and Poverty Committee
November 2, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Councilman Kevin de Leon has been named chair of the Los Angeles City Council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee, which had been headed by Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas before his suspension from office following his indictment on federal corruption charges. De Leon, who has served in the city council since October 2020, represents Skid Row as…
Michael Shellenberger: The Root Cause of America’s Homelessness Epidemic and Why the Term ‘Homeless’ Is Misleading
October 28, 2021
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“We’re literally paying people in the form of cash welfare, housing, and other services to live in tents on the street, use hard drugs, defecate publicly, and commit crimes,” says Michael Shellenberger, author of “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.” In this episode, he breaks down the root causes behind the sprawling homeless encampments found…
Landlords Express Frustration With LA’s Eviction Moratorium as State Eviction Ban Ends
Landlords in California breathed a sigh of relief when the state’s eviction ban ended last week; however, the City of Los Angeles’s moratorium will continue as long as the city is in a state of local emergency. Bans on tenant evictions were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic on a federal-, state-, and city-level; many of…
Appeals Court Strikes Down Judge’s Order to House Homeless on Skid Row
A federal judge’s order requiring local governments to house the homeless on Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles was unanimously overturned by a federal appeals court on Sept. 23; the case was sent back to the lower court for proceedings. The Los Angeles Alliance for Human Rights, a group of stakeholders and residents, sued Los…
Los Angeles to Seek Rental Subsidies to House Homeless
The City of Los Angeles will seek increased rental subsidies to house its growing homeless population, particularly those with physical and mental health concerns. The city voted to advance the Housing Now Fund on Sept. 21, which would partner with Los Angeles County’s Department of Health Services to instruct the city administrative officer to find…
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