Venice Beach residents living near Rose Ave. are losing their patience with the influx of homeless encampments concentrated around Third Ave., which some have dubbed Skid Rose. more ›

A homeless man enjoyed a meal at an expensive Beverly Hills restaurant thanks to Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey was enjoying a 5-course meal at Scarpetta with network execs from OWN, when a homeless man named Eddie approached her and asked her for soup. more ›

For the second night in a row, Occupy Santa Ana members curled up at the Civic Center Wednesday to raise awareness of issues plaguing the homeless. Their new sleeping quarters has been dubbed "Necessity Village," and the group is gearing up for its third night of solidarity slumber. more ›

Artist Lisa Lesniak works as a stylist, costume designer and visual artist, and in her free time, she volunteers to work with the homeless in Beverly Hills. Lesniak has created a series of portraits of the people she's come to know through her volunteerism, and LA Observed reports that she'll be selling some of that artwork at a show called "Among You" on March 16. more ›

Police are searching for a man who intentionally drove his car over a tent where a homeless woman was sleeping near downtown L.A. The attack occurred Sunday around 2:30am at 4th Street and Towne Avenue following an altercation between the man and occupants of the tent. more ›

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 ›