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Pushed Out: LA's Unhoused Women
We are exploring why domestic or intimate partner violence is the biggest reason women experience homelessness in L.A. County.
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More than 50% of unhoused women are survivors of domestic violence. -
Power over resources is another form of domestic abuse. -
Domestic violence is the leading cause of women becoming unhoused. But it's rarely included in homelessness policy. -
We reached out to local service providers for suggestions. Here are the resources they shared. If it is an emergency, call 911. -
We answer questions you may have about our approach to reporting "Pushed Out: How Domestic Violence Became The No. 1 Cause of Women's Homelessness in LA
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How The Social Services System Pushes Domestic Violence Survivors Toward Homelessness
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How Domestic Violence Pushed One Woman Into Homelessness
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Pushed Out: Nikki's Story of Domestic Violence and Homelessness
More On Unhoused Communities
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Local officials have told tenants to sue landlords who refuse to clean post-fire smoke damage. A new lawsuit seeks to require inspections and enforcement. -
The motion, approved Tuesday, looks to fix “data silos” within city agencies. -
Fire officials are asking for more funding as call volumes rise. -
After scathing audits criticizing Los Angeles’ county-city homeless authority, the county is blowing up that joint agency and starting over. -
A court-overseen review found that the city could not substantiate the number of beds the city was taking credit for to show it was complying with the agreements. -
In California, AB 2747 now requires landlords to give tenants the option to share on-time rent payments with credit bureaus. -
On the whole, the California building code would be set on cruise control for the better half of a decade. -
The city agreed to pay for the beds in an agreement overseen by a federal judge, but withheld spending summaries from court auditors. -
The hearing comes after an independent audit found significant failures by the city in tracking billions of homelessness spending.
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Pending legislation would push Caltrans to work more closely with California cities on dismantling homeless encampments around its highways.
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