Housing & Homelessness

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Dozens who lived in encampments along 110 Freeway are now in housing

A $6.3 million state grant funded health and social workers’ efforts to get people inside.

City officials consider ‘mansion tax’ changes, but critics say proposed fixes don't go far enough

Morning sun hits a construction site of a new residential housing project.

LA mayoral candidate Raman proposes homelessness plan that includes scaling back Inside Safe

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Long Beach says 375 households to lose housing vouchers as major homelessness program ends

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Report: Sharp rise in Los Angeles County student homelessness

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Housing the homeless is actually saving LA money

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