A mother is in custody today after she abandoned her five- or six-month-old baby boy in downtown Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. The mother reportedly gave her baby to a homeless couple who had set up camp on the corner of 3rd and Main streets around 12:30am. more ›

A Southern California man who suffers from schizophrenia claims that he was dumped in front of a homeless shelter by a local hospital, rather than being taken to his mother's house, per his request. more ›

The family of Itzcoatl Ocampo, who was arrested in connection with the murders of four homeless men in the past month, describe him as a deeply troubled Iraq vet who harbored a troubling secret. more ›

During a brawl between two homeless men in Fullerton on Wednesday night, the men stabbed one another, sending one man to the hospital with serious injuries. Police responded to reports of a stabbing near the Fullerton Armory on South Brookhurst Road and West Valencia Drive shortly before 6pm and discovered the men in the parking lot. more ›

After the discovery of the body of a homeless man in Santa Ana this morning, local authorities are not willing to attribute the death to a serial killer targeting the homeless in Orange County. The body was found beside the truck in which the man lived. more ›

The suspected serial killer responsible for the murders of three middle-aged homeless men in Orange County has been captured on surveillance video, along with his vehicle. All three men were stabbed to death in their sleep, and "authorities say each crime scene was extremely gruesome." more ›

Temperatures are higher today, but for those who may still be shivering in their boots, LA County is opening warming centers throughout the city. The centers are part of the county's Winter Shelter Program, which runs from December 1, 2011 through March 12, 2012. more ›

Librarians in Laguna Beach are facing an awkward problem as homeless men have taken to gathering 'round public computers to watch adult-themed clips. KTLA reports that the problem is growing (no dirty pun intended), and that on Saturday, eight men were found huddled over a Laguna Beach Public Library monitor to view a porn site. more ›

Skid Row's homeless population has something to be thankful for this weekend. The Union Rescue Mission (URM) began serving its annual Thanksgiving feast this morning at 11am, kicking off this year's holiday early by filling grumbling tummies with turkey and all the trimmings. more ›

Occupy L.A.'s tent city is considered a temporary "home" to many occupiers. But to some, the City Hall grounds are another shelter in the nomadic life of homelessness. Social workers are stepping in this week to provide services to the small percentage of the 99% who are chronically sans abode. more ›

They call it "Operation Boo" and it's been happening since 1994: On Halloween night, California's sex offenders out on parole are "rounded up and kept indoors" from 5 p.m until 5 a.m. November 1. Additionally, while inside, the parolees may not turn on external lights or decorate their residence's exterior for the holiday. more ›

A few updates this morning in the case of Kelly Thomas, the 37-year-old homeless man who died after a violent beating by police. Ron Thomas, Kelly's father, has take the first steps towards suing the Fullerton Police Department, reports the Huffington Post. more ›

Amid cries of objection from the community, the Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Monday he has not seen sufficient evidence yet to validate the claim Fullerton police officers "intentionally" attempted to kill Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic homeless man who died several days after sustaining a beating at the hands of the cops. more ›

Heath Ceramics Los Angeles and Skid Row Housing Trust collaborate again this year and present Home Plate, a humanitarian dinnerware trade-in. Starting today, August 1, through Wednesday, August 31, participants seeking to update or trade-in their existing dinnerware can do so at Heath Ceramics in exchange for 25% off corresponding Heath Ceramics items. more ›

Downtown Los Angeles' homeless population won a battle with the City this week, after an injunction reaffirmed Thursday guaranteed that a homeless person's property cannot be seized and destroyed if left unattended on the street. more ›

The homeless in Venice aren't exactly the most embraced sector of the local population. To help their image, a group of them are out in the 'hood today reporting potholes they spot to the City of Los Angeles for filling on the upcoming Operation Pothole weekend, reports L.A. Now. more ›

Sometimes toys are no laughing matter. A homeless man was arrested yesterday after pointing a fake AK-47 at passing cars on the corner of Los Feliz Road and brand Blvd., reports the LA Times: "Fearing that Schwartz would fire what they thought was a real gun, [Glendale Police Sgt. Tom] Lorenz said several motorists swerved to avoid his aim." more ›

Thousands of volunteers are still needed to help count homeless people on the streets and in the shelters of L.A. County. Los Angeles is considered to have "the highest street homeless population in the country, with as many as 50,000 people on any given night," notes the LA Times per the county Homeless Services Authority. more ›

Homeless population counts will be taking place at the end of January in Los Angeles County and separately in Long Beach and Santa Monica, and each count is in need of volunteers to help out. The counts are mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and take place every two years. more ›

Ted Williams, the recently un-homeless Ohio man turned internet sensation with a golden-toned radio voice was "briefly detained" by Los Angeles police during an argument with a woman identified as his daughter at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood Monday night. According to officers, the argument occurred around 9:00 p.m. and led to a disturbance report. more ›

There are just a few days left to participate in the James Perse t-shirt recycling program "What Comes Around Goes Around." The promotion works like this: Donate your old Perse tees, get store credit, give recycled super lux basics to homeless families. more ›

48-year-old Juan Carlos Cruz was arrested by Santa Monica police in May when two homeless men reported being offered $500 to kill Cruz's 47-year-old wife, attorney Jennifer L. Campbell. Today, the former Hotel Bel-Air pastry chef, Food Network “Calorie Commando” host and twice published cookbook author was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday after pleading no contest. more ›

Though the problem is daunting to officials in the County of Los Angeles, a homelessness task force is aiming to creating solutions for 48,000 people living on LA streets. "We believe that with the release of this plan, we now have a blueprint to end chronic homelessness and veteran homelessness,” said Christine Marge, director of housing for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles in the New York Times. more ›

According to a story in the LA Times, gay youths make up a "disproportionate share of the at least 4,200 people under 25 who are homeless on any given day" on L.A. County streets. "A recent study found that 40% of the homeless youths in Hollywood, a gathering spot for these young people, identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual or unsure of their sexual orientation. Five percent say they are transgender." more ›

Five entries in and already she has a media contact sending out emails? Welcome to LA, where attractive homeless women attempt to write themselves out of poverty by blogging about Italian leather boots, free samples from the Clinique counter, Amy's Gluten-Free Baked Ziti and finding love online. Dating While Homeless has arrived. more ›

Reverend Maurice Chase, aka Father Dollar Bill, was at it again this Thanksgiving, handing out $15,000 in cash yesterday to eagerly awaiting homeless in what has become an annual tradition. Singles, twenties and a few benjamins were handed out to those in need at the Salvation Army Mission at 5th and Sanford in downtown LA. KTLA reports that the money Father Chase donates comes from Mrs. Bob Hope, Mrs. Frank Sinatra, Bob Newhard, Eli Broad, Vin Scully and many others. His stated goal, despite criticism, is simply to make sure skid row residents know they are not invisible. more ›

Imagine Los Angeles County with a homeless population that is 70 or more per cent smaller than it is today. That's the vision according to a task force report issued by he United Way and the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, according to KPCC. They have a plan to end homelessness in L.A. County in five years. more ›

Authorities in Costa Mesa say that medical examiners have been able to determine the identity of a female corpse that has spent the last several months in the passenger seat of another woman's vehicle, according to MyFox LA. The Orange County coroner's office hydrated the fingertips on the mummified, withered body in order to obtain fingerprints. The deceased, a homeless woman, apparently befriended the car's driver, who allowed her to spend the night in the car, however "when she died overnight the car's driver was too afraid to go to police." The authorities are locating the deceased's next of kin before releasing her name. more ›