2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is delayed to February due to wildfires
We urge everyone who can, join us as a volunteer,” said Va Lecia Adams Kellum, CEO of LA Homeless Services Authority.
Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move that has fallen under scrutiny as wildfires rage.
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Wildfires delay annual Los Angeles homeless count
the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced Friday. It had been scheduled to take place Jan. 21-23. Why it was cancelled: The agency said disruptions and evacuations caused by the fires ...
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Immigration made homeless numbers worse than they actually were in 2024
The historic increase of homelessness reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2024 was largely ...
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Disturbing LA case of homeless man with blowtorch sparks fresh debate over city’s out-of-control vagrant crisis
“It was caused by the homeless, and we nearly lost a firefighter over ... t take a rocket scientist to figure out, we reduce the homeless problem, we reduce fire risks in Los Angeles,” he ...
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Los Angeles Has a Housing Crisis. These Fires Will Make It Worse.
The fires raging in Southern California offer a tragic preview of how the climate crisis will exacerbate homelessness.
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Los Angeles fires: Homeless man taken into custody over arson suspicion
The Los Angeles ... was detained over in the Woodland Hills area by citizens. The agency is investigating the alleged arson as a crime. According to reports, the suspect is a homeless man in ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Controversy over the rows ... analysis by CNN found Los Angeles to have less staff than any of the other 10 largest cities in the US. “We are on the frontlines of this homeless crisis ...
Homeless population is up since Trump's first term. They face more housing challenges too.
When Donald Trump was first inaugurated in January 2017, there were about 550,000 homeless people nationwide, according to an annual count from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.