Housing & Homelessness

Outreach workers, seen from the back, are walking down a street. A man and a woman on the left are wearing tops with the words LAHSA on them; the man on the right is wearing a neon green jacket. All three are wearing blue masks

Key LA city leaders call for shifting homelessness spending away from LAHSA

Changes would come in the upcoming fiscal year, if recommendations from the City Council homelessness committee are adopted by the full council.

Cities scramble to comply with or fight major state housing law

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Vendors unsure about proposed high-rise above MacArthur Park/Westlake Metro station

A rendering showing people walking around an area between a Metro bus stop and a food court, along with a larger building the background with signage that reads "Westlake."

Homeless service cuts at risk due to payment delays at LAHSA, official warns

A homeless man sits on the sidewalk next to a shopping cart filled with his belongings. He has a pained expression, and bends forward, facing his lap.

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

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