In Venice there is a widespread consensus about “the homeless problem” among longtime residents, more recent transplants, community leaders and even the homeless themselves: Yes, there is a problem here, and that problem…
THE BUZZ: Underfinanced and trailing in the polls, state Sen. Kevin de León ratcheted up the pressure Monday on Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, demanding that she “come home to California” and participate in a…
Reporting from Sacramento — A landmark bill to end money bail in California passed out of the state Assembly on Monday, clearing a major legislative hurdle despite mounting opposition to last-minute changes that gave…
SB10 Co-Sponsors pull support from deceptive bail reform bill What: Group, Bill 10. Los Angeles: Local community organizations join former co-sponsors Essie Justice Silicon Valley DeBug and other community groups to urge state…
Title: President and CEO, Northridge Beautification Foundation Organization: Clean Streets, Clean Starts Website: https://cleanstreetscleanstarts.org/resources “Don has contributed countless months and years to help the homeless regain their confidence and value. This leads to their regaining employment,…
At a heated meeting at City Hall, Los Angeles lawmakers pressed forward Friday with a plan to set up emergency shelters for homeless people across the city, voting unanimously to start assessing possible…
Last May, in Los Angeles’ coastal Venice neighborhood, Adam Smith noticed a series of planter boxes in the middle of a familiar sidewalk. Affixed near the intersection of Third and Sunset avenues, mere…
The reasons someone may end up on Skid Row are as varied as the people who inhabit the community. In a city where rents are skyrocketing and major income disparity, it’s easier than…
Will Measure HHH—the ballot initiative approved overwhelmingly two years ago to build 10,000 units of housing for homeless residents—achieve the goals promised to voters? Money raised through the ballot measure could subsidize fewer than…
The Los Angeles Community Action Network, a nonprofit to assist people in poverty, is “actively discussing” suing Santa Clarita in response sweeping new policies outlawing sleeping in any public space, said Pete White,…
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) — Santa Clarita is about to launch a big crackdown on its homeless population. As CBSLA’s Crystal Cruz reports, the City of Santa Clarita has approved an ordinance making it illegal to use…
A neighborhood movement to install bike lanes through a portion of Skid Row picked up steam today, with the Los Angeles City Council voting unanimously in favor of considering adding bike lanes on Fifth and Sixth…