Rina Palta

The combined spending by the city and county of Los Angeles is still less than what the city of New York spends on its homelessness problem.

Members of L.A. County's Board of Supervisors are headed to Washington D.C. on Monday to advocate for issues that impact Los Angeles.

Construction began Thursday on what officials are calling a "model" for what housing for homeless could and should look like in Los Angeles.

L.A. County, facing cuts in federal and state funds, will focus on beefing up social services like child welfare and mental health care in the coming year.

As part of a growing movement that looks at stable housing as a health issue, a local insurance provider says it will donate $20 million over the next five years to a program that houses homeless people who have medical issues.

As part of an effort to rapidly boost the number of shelter beds available to L.A.'s homeless, officials are turning to the county's winter shelter system.

Public officials and homeless advocates in L.A., poised on the brink of a windfall in funds to combat homelessness, began debating how to use that money Thursday.

Los Angeles County officials are looking into options for getting homeless with severe mental illnesses off the county's streets, including forced treatment.

L.A. officials have begun the long process of building housing for formerly homeless. But they're also looking for more immediate ways of getting people off the streets.

A new state bill aims to help make being a foster parent easier and thereby decrease the use of group homes for small children.