Did Mayor Karen Bass Meet Her First Year Goal Of Housing 17,000 Angelenos? (And Other Headlines)

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass promised to house 17,000 Angelenos during her first year in office. How’s she doing so far?

Related: Our Promise Tracker is keeping tabs on Bass' progress in tackling homelessness in L.A.

Housing the unhoused

Bass says her administration has housed more than 18,000 unhoused Angelenos since she came into office in December 2022. But, the vast majority of the people who have been housed have gone into temporary housing, not permanent.

What does that mean? They are at higher risk of ending up back on the streets.

What is considered “temporary housing”? Temporary housing includes group shelters, tiny home villages and hotel or motel rooms. They often come with rules like curfews, restrictions on visitors and pets, and limits on how many possessions a resident can bring.

Learn more about the update — read the story here.

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Getting into the holiday spirit, for real this time

The annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the courtyard of the Los Angeles Music Center.

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In the Philippines, we celebrate the Christmas season early, like in September, or as my mom calls it the “Ber-Months.” I don’t have the stamina and motivation to start Christmas festivities that early. Plus, I love Halloween too much. I always think of after the Thanksgiving break as the best time to start getting festive at home and while I’m out and about. Here are some holiday events happening in L.A. and SoCal this week. See the full list here.

• Kia Forum Holiday Tree Lighting, Inglewood: Join in for holiday crafts, hot chocolate and treats at the tree lighting ceremony in Inglewood. Plus, get there early or stick around for the snowzone, holiday games, prizes and giveaways.
• Hanukkah Ice Cream Collaboration: Babka Streisand, Genghis Cohen, Fairfax: Genghis Cohen brings back its Hanukkah ice cream collaboration for the fourth year running. Owners Marc Rose and Med Abrous teamed up with McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream for this year’s limited-edition Hanukkah treat: Babka Streisand.
• Candy Cane Lane Blood Drive, Culver Theater, Culver City: Ahead of the holiday comedy's release, Candy Cane Lane, Prime Video, and the American Red Cross team up for a blood drive on Giving Tuesday. The Culver Theater transforms into a holiday wonderland filled with props and set decor from the movie (which stars Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross) along with holiday activities.

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