Pushed Out: LA's Unhoused Women

Newsom cannot directly order local governments to remove tents from public places, but he can pull back state money by the tens of millions if they don’t.

Unhoused Californians and activists say authorities are cracking down harder on encampments after getting the green light from the Supreme Court and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The change comes after strict income eligibility rules prevented some disabled veterans experiencing homelessness from obtaining housing.

People were served almost exclusively instant noodles, even though the providers are being paid to serve nutritious foods, according to officials.

The vote by the city housing committee overrides language drafted by the city attorney’s office, which had stripped the word “right” from the city’s proposal for a “right to counsel.”

A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.

Other cities give free eviction lawyers to tenants as a right. But the city of L.A. is weighing a proposal that explicitly says that won’t be guaranteed.

California community land trusts, which buy land and sell or rent the buildings on it to low-income residents, have tripled.

In a unanimous vote, the five supervisors said they’re not changing the county’s longstanding approach in the jurisdiction they control.

The iconic Skid Row building went from the true crime spotlight to homeless housing. But some residents wonder if they were better off before moving in.