Rina Palta

The investigation also turned up scabies, flooding, and extreme temperatures in shelters housing hundreds of homeless people.

Was it a compassionate response to homelessness or a cautionary tale?

The bail bond industry has found a possible way to wiggle around a new law.

About 75 percent of the people who are homeless in L.A. on any given night are living in tents, cars, or out in the open.

About 100 children removed from their parents at the U.S. Mexico border are now staying in child care facilities in California — including 16 kids aged eight to 17 in a Fullerton group home run by Crittenton Services for Children and Families.

$657 million. That's the first year.

Why does L.A. have so many homeless people? Here's what you need to know.