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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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More On Unhoused Communities
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L.A. has frozen rents in rent-controlled housing since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Thursday, landlords can charge up to 6% more. -
Federal officials say they’re making progress in housing unhoused veterans in the L.A. area, as they push back on calls by a federal judge and advocates to return to housing 4,000 veterans at the agency’s sprawling West L.A. campus. -
Rent in L.A. was never canceled during the pandemic — only delayed. The city’s renters have until Feb. 1 to get all caught up. -
Now that L.A. officials know who landlords are trying to evict, city workers are showing up at renters’ doorsteps to offer help. -
Applications open Tuesday, Jan. 30. -
The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions. -
A final vote on requiring air conditioning in L.A. apartments is still months away. But local landlord groups have begun fighting the idea. -
This means L.A. tenants who violated their leases during the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting a pet will be protected from eviction. -
Faith-based organizations will host small overnight shelters. -
Over the next three days, volunteers will spread out across 4,000 miles of Los Angeles County to count their unhoused neighbors.
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