California’s homeless crisis is getting worse as the state has spent $17.5 billion in an attempt to decrease the state’s homeless population over the past four years, as the state’s homeless population has grown. Federal data from 2018 to 2022 shows the increase of Americans living outside on the streets in California, which has one of…
California’s Homeless Crisis Getting Worse after State Spends Billions in an Attempt to Improve Conditions
July 12, 2023
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18 Percent Increase in Homelessness in Los Angeles ‘Hot Spots’: Survey
January 30, 2023
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Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles’ hot spots increased by an average of 18 percent, despite official numbers showing a decrease of unsheltered persons in those same areas recorded in the 2022 point-in-time count, according to a recent survey by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit public policy research organization. The survey, published last week,…
LA’s Homeless Count Underway, After Being Criticized for Methodology, Possible Undercounts Last Year
January 25, 2023
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As Los Angeles voters just finished an election cycle that magnified the need to resolve the homelessness crisis, another count of the city’s homeless population is underway. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) began its homeless point-in-time count Jan. 24. It concludes Jan. 26 and results will be available in late spring or summer….
LAHSA Announces Changes to 2023 Homeless Count
January 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Following some criticism over the accuracy of its annual homeless count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced some changes Jan. 11 for its count this year. The changes include a new app to count unsheltered people, built by a “new vendor with years of experience developing apps” for similar counts, according to…
LAHSA Announces Changes to 2023 Homeless Count After Criticism Over Accuracy
January 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Following some criticism over the accuracy of its annual homeless count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced some changes Jan. 11 for its count this year. The changes include a new app to count unsheltered people, built by a “new vendor with years of experience developing apps” for similar counts, according to…
Los Angeles to Explore Third-Party Homeless Count, Audit of Previous Counts
November 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The city council voted Nov. 22 to explore having a third party conduct a count of Los Angeles’ unhoused population, as well as conducting a multi-year audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) previous counts. LAHSA—an independent, joint powers authority between the city and the county—has conducted point-in-time homeless counts every year…
Here’s How LA’s CD 11 Candidates Plan to Tackle Homelessness: Election
October 25, 2022
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Municipal law attorney Traci Park says she has a plan to alleviate homelessness and cut back on what she calls arbitrary outreach programs in her bid to represent Los Angeles City Council District 11, which encompasses the westside communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa…
Los Angeles Homeless Agencies Fail to Spend $150 Million Federal Funding
October 1, 2022
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The three main homeless service and housing agencies in Los Angeles failed to spend almost $150 million in federal housing grants between 2015 and 2020, according to a newspaper report. The unused funds were returned to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA)—the lead agency servicing both…
Homeless Rehousing System in Los Angeles Hampered by Long Shelter Stays: Officials
September 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Around one-fifth of people living in interim housing shelters in Los Angeles moved into permanent housing over the last fiscal year, according to data released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Sept. 26. The data was part of a new set of key performance indicator metrics presented by the agency to measure…
LA City Officials Seek Third-Party Homeless Count, Audit of Previous Counts
September 23, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Some City Council members are calling for options to have a third party conduct a count of Los Angeles’ unhoused population and a multi-year audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) previous counts, according to two motions filed Sept. 20. LAHSA has conducted point-in-time homeless counts every year since 2015—with the exception…
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