Homelessness
Los Angeles Moves to Ban 54 Homeless Encampments Throughout the City
In lieu of a new city law prohibiting homeless encampments in sensitive public areas, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a follow-up law banning 54 homeless encampments throughout Los Angeles. The original law passed in …
Read MoreCouncilman Buscaino Introduces Measure Creating Additional Anti-Camping Rules
With homelessness and housing serving as focal points for the 2022 mayoral election, Councilmember Buscaino recently introduced a new measure calling for increased regulation of homelessness encampments on public spaces. This comes after the City …
Read MoreICYMI: Appeals Court Overturns Requirement to House Skid Row Homeless
On Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision vacating Judge David O’Carter’s controversial decision, which originally ordered Los Angeles to house all Skid Row residents by next month. Judge David O’ Carter’s mandate, issued in April earlier this year, required Los Angeles to do the following …
Read MoreLA City Pledges to Create 25,000 Homeless Units By 2025
With over 40,000 individuals experiencing homelessness, the Los Angeles City Council took a bold step towards rapidly increasing it’s available supply of homeless housing units. In last week’s Council meeting, the Council unanimously agreed to adopt the City’s first …
Read MoreSheriff Villanueva Urges County to Declare ‘State of Emergency’ Against Homelessness
As the number of encampments rise along key tourist destinations such as Venice Beach, Olvera Street and Hollywood, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is pushing the LA County Board of Supervisors to declare a state of emergency against the homelessness crisis …
Read MoreLos Angeles City Council Officially Approves Anti-Camping Ordinance
On July 1st, after voting to have the City Attorney’s office quickly draft an ordinance prohibiting encampments on the public right of way, City Council tentatively approved the ordinance on a 13-2 vote. Since a first-reading of an ordinance requires a unanimous vote, the Council was forced …
Read MoreWith LA’s Homelessness Services Authority Facing Organizational Issues, City Officials Propose Reform
With Los Angeles City and County facing immense pressure from the courts to respond to the homelessness crisis, city officials are examining measures to re-think its approach to homelessness services. Namely, the governance system of the Los Angeles Homelessness …
Read MoreThe Answer to the Housing Crisis is Development, Not More Bureaucracy
Over the past decade, the housing crisis has taken center stage in California’s political climate. In addition to an ever-so increasing cost of living, rent and mortgages for both low and middle class families are exponentially …
Read MoreVenice Encampments to Be Cleared By August, Councilmember Bonin Says
Beginning this week, Los Angeles will launch an ambitious and unprecedented program to address the homelessness crisis in Venice Beach. For the next 6 weeks, outreach teams will focus their resources on the northern half of Ocean Front Walk, supporting homeless communities …
Read MoreLos Angeles Finalizes 2021-2022 Budget, First Step in Pandemic Recovery
After the City Council approved Los Angeles’ budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday officially signed the budget into law, setting the City on a course towards recovery after a period of fiscal …
Read More