Nick Gerda
Why does it often seem like there’s so little progress around homelessness? What can be done to make systems more effective? From the halls of government to the streets, I follow money and policies to examine what’s working, what’s not, and how it’s affecting people in Southern California.
I grew up in L.A. and OC, and previously spent more than a decade at Voice of OC covering the county government in Orange County — often reporting on issues like homelessness, public safety, mental health, and the role of money in politics.
My reporting on corruption in Orange County spurred a federal investigation that led to a powerful O.C. supervisor — Andrew Do — pleading guilty to a federal bribery charge and resigning. That work won the Dan Rather Medal for News and Guts and was a finalist for an Investigative Reporters and Editors award.
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City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto recommended Mark Adams to help fix urgent health and safety problems at Skid Row Housing Trust apartments. Now she wants him out. -
“Band-Aids are good … But what we really want to do is stop the bleed,” said the study’s lead researcher. “There is no medicine as powerful as housing.”
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New findings from LAist are adding to a growing list of questions swirling around Mark Adams who was tapped to oversee the Skid Row Housing Trust.
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“Somebody has got to be in charge,” said the author of the bill to create the position, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer. “When we go to war, you’ve got to have a general.”
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In a conversation Wednesday with LAist’s show AirTalk, Bass said her office is doing a “deep dive with the numbers.”
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Here's how Mayor Bass did on her campaign promises on homelessness during her first year in office.
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How did we get here? Who’s in charge of what? And where can people get help? Here are answers to common questions around homelessness.
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The move for stricter oversight comes after LAist uncovered that the mayor’s office had not delivered transparency reports required by the city council.
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The effort comes after LAist revealed that required transparency reports have not been provided to the council.
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Critics say Inside Safe isn’t delivering on mental health care and other services. The mayor’s office attributes many of the issues to longstanding shortages.
