Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
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.
Read The Stories
-
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
We Want To Hear From You
Listen
Listen
4:27
How The Social Services System Pushes Domestic Violence Survivors Toward Homelessness
Listen
5:00
How Domestic Violence Pushed One Woman Into Homelessness
Listen
4:47
Pushed Out: Nikki's Story of Domestic Violence and Homelessness
More On Unhoused Communities
-
In the past six months, L.A. landlords have filed close to 40,000 evictions. A new map shows where those evictions are happening. -
The Mayfair Hotel near downtown will become part of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program. -
An LAist review finds 274 units, partially paid for by the voter-approved bond measure Proposition HHH, have sat empty for more than 60 days. -
The decision allows evictions to proceed against hundreds of tenants living in the West L.A. high-rise apartment complex. -
The new waiver removes a key hurdle that Bass and homeless service providers have cited for delays in getting people into available housing meant for them. -
After a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law. -
The eviction would be one of the largest mass evictions in the L.A. region in years at a time when the affordable housing crisis continues to deepen.
-
Many local governments have more than half their voters approve a bond measure … but fewer than the two-thirds supermajority required. An effort to change that would drastically alter the ability of local governments to fund housing and infrastructure projects. -
The city council voted to acquire the Hillside Villa apartment building last year. But the purchase has stalled and tenants could soon face eviction. -
The ruling means a major lawsuit— seeking more treatment beds for people struggling with mental illness and drug addiction — will head to trial.
Sponsored message