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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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When it comes to spending the cash, the city of L.A. has been warned not to do much of that until a court decides if the tax is legal. -
“People living in RVs need a safe, easily accessible place to properly dispose of waste and connect to water services,” said Fifth District Councilmember Megan Kerr. -
L.A. County tenants can no longer cite the pandemic as a reason to defer rent. -
Low nightly temperatures and potential rain are forecast for early next week. -
The protections have kept thousands of renters housed. L.A. leaders now worry about a spike in evictions. -
Data obtained by LAist shows that evictions in L.A. have reached pre-pandemic levels, even with COVID-19 protections still in place. -
Pandemic-era eviction protections in place since March 2020 expire across L.A. County on Friday. -
Whoever wins the special election to replace former L.A. City Councilmember Nury Martinez in the San Fernando Valley’s 6th District will have their work cut out for them addressing the area’s homelessness crisis, especially the large number of vans and RVs parked on the streets. -
A program to help mobile home park residents got a huge revamp last year because nobody was using it. Will more than tripling the size of the loan fund and streamlining the application process yield results? -
The move comes more than two years after the controversial clearing of hundreds of unhoused people.
