Ethan Ward

People with lived experience are calling on officials to rethink their approach by providing a peek behind the curtain in the mind of an addict and common sense solutions.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) met with service providers, elected officials, government partners, and people with lived experience to make sure it is effectively addressing homelessness.

With more than 41,000 people sleeping on the city’s streets and an average of five people dying daily, Galperin said the city should implement his plan to use vacant lots.

In a region where over 66,000 people are experiencing homelessness, should companies like Airbnb step up? What about foundations?

Of the 5,718 people experiencing homelessness across Orange County during the 2022 point-in-time count, over half were unsheltered.

Assault with a deadly weapon, battery and robbery were the top incidents reported by unhoused victims to the police.

The report found that 78% of respondents have been continuously unhoused for a year or more, and 52% have been continuously unhoused for three years or longer.

L.A. County has chronically underfunded 211 L.A. and reduced its ability to respond to the increase in calls from people experiencing homelessness.

Drug overdose remained the leading cause of death among unhoused people during both years, but there was a greater increase in overdose deaths among Latinos (84%).

The number of deaths among those ages 18 to 29 more than doubled from 85 in pre-pandemic 2019-20 to 175 from last April to March of this year.

Heidi Marston paired her resignation with a Medium post headlined, 'The Homelessness Crisis: A Monster of Our Own Making.'

What does greater accountability look like when funding sources for homelessness come from many places and while trying to ensure it isn’t misspent or wasted?