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Los Angeles’ Infamous Cecil Hotel Turned Into Affordable Housing

01/03/2022 - 2:03 PM By Brittany M.

It's been called one of the world’s creepiest hotels and is listed among the most "haunted" places in America.

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Ten years after the end of redevelopment, homelessness has exploded

12/09/2021 - 5:26 AM By Brittany M.

By Mike Madrid

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9th Circuit Nixes Order to House All of Skid Row This Fall

09/30/2021 - 5:29 AM By Brittany M.

A three-judge panel for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter that would have required Los Angeles to provide shelter to the entire population of Skid Row by October 18.

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Sheriff Sends Deputies to Venice Beach Homeless Encampments

06/10/2021 - 5:57 AM By Brittany M.

The area is under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Police Department, but the sheriff says local politicians have prevented the LAPD from doing its job.

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Murder and mayhem plague LA's homeless communities

06/10/2021 - 5:53 AM By Brittany M.

Homicides among LA’s homeless have increased alongside a larger rise in homicides countywide.

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Judge Says All of Skid Row’s Homeless Must Be Offered Shelter by Fall

04/22/2021 - 4:54 AM By Brittany M.

“Los Angeles has lost its parks, beaches, schools, sidewalks, and highway systems due to the inaction of city and county officials who have left our homeless citizens with no other place to turn," a federal judge said.

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Paying the homeless to clean up their camps has paid off for this Sacramento-area city

04/20/2021 - 4:52 AM By Brittany M.

“We could easily have spent $10,000 a month on that program, just doing regular cleanups. And now, our entire program operating for about a year, we haven’t even spent $10,000.”

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New Report Shows Jump in Student Homelessness Last School Year

10/22/2020 - 4:51 AM By Brittany M.

The current figures are sure to grow once the full impact of coronavirus is taken into account.

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Milpitas Threatens Lawsuit Over HomeKey Project

10/08/2020 - 5:41 AM By Brittany M.

Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran has threatened to sue the state and Santa Clara County over a $29.2 million plan to turn an Extended Stay America hotel into permanent homeless housing.

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L.A.’s Homeless Numbers Jumped Nearly 14% in January

06/16/2020 - 5:20 AM By Brittany M.

Los Angeles is making little progress on the homeless crisis.

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