Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.
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A former L.A. city prosecutor will run region’s homeless services agency. Critics say she has pursued policies that criminalize homelessness. -
Organizations that serve older adults are pulling back on services because of budget shortfalls while bracing for the effects of cuts to Medicaid. -
Trump’s call to enforce bans on encampments echoes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policy. But the president wants to upend two other core tenants of California’s homelessness response. -
Starting Aug. 1, the city will decrease rent subsidies for its federally funded Section 8 housing vouchers, leaving 60,000 households stuck with fewer places to go. -
LA County braces for potentially massive financial blow as Trump tries to crack down on homelessnessThe federal government is waging an "all out assault" on funding and services for L.A. County’s most vulnerable residents, a top homelessness official said Thursday. -
The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans. -
The city will have to argue why the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals should overturn the order. -
The Historic House Relocation Project aims to get residents with fire-damaged lots into homes faster, while restoring character to the neighborhood. -
The selection comes after CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum announced her resignation in April. -
City staffers are working on a report that explores how the city could pull its funds from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. But the report is long overdue. -
Va Lecia Adams Kellum's departure, now planned for Friday, comes as the organization continues to deal with a loss of county funding. -
Facing budget shortfalls, local governments are now asking philanthropists to help provide cash assistance and rent relief to families with detained workers.
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