While LA County homeless count numbers showed an 11% reduction in the number of unhoused people residing in Santa Monica between January 2020 and February 2022, up the coast in
Mayor Sue Himmelrich signed a letter last week requesting LA County leadership halt a needle exchange program at Reed Park and “immediately [move] this program to a service rich environment
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Los Angeles County leaders announced Monday a lawsuit settlement agreement that commits hundreds of millions of dollars to expand outreach and supportive services for homeless residents,
Council meets on Tuesday, Sept. 13 with an agenda heavy on second readings of past decisions. However, new business includes a pair of items addressing homelessness and a discussion of
Homelessness in Los Angeles County increased by about 4 percent over the course of the pandemic but officials said the numbers were heavily impacted by COVID-19 protocols and warned the
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva returned to Venice Beach this week to tout the success of his department’s efforts to clear the area of homeless encampments but critics
A proposed large-scale supportive/affordable housing project to be located steps from the beach in Venice is set to go before the California Coastal Commission this week, but commission staff
In an effort to create more affordable housing in wealthier, so-called higher resource neighborhoods, the Los Angeles City Council has called for preparation of an ordinance that would incentivize affordable
New assistance is available in LA County to people facing the prospect of losing their homes. The Short Term Eviction Prevention (STEP) Fund, a program funded by the nonprofit, 1p.
In the three months from April 1 through June 30, 2022, Santa Monica programs designed to combat homelessness have resulted in 80 households being served by the Senior Household Task
A fight at the Main Library in Downtown Santa Monica has resulted in the arrest of a homeless man for murder.
According to the Santa Monica Police Department, the suspect
For low-income seniors, the opportunity to have subsidized supportive housing right on Ocean Front Walk seemed like a dream come true, but in recent years it has become a nightmare.
