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California Republican mayor calls for the extermination of the homeless
Rex Parris, mayor of Lancaster, just north of Los Angeles, claimed that homeless people were responsible for the vast ...
San Jose considers arresting homeless people who refuse housing
His proposal has drawn ire from advocates for homeless people, who have said that it ignores the root cause of homelessness: ...
To understand homelessness, listen to homeless people. Here’s what I learned
Don't we all want better for all people who are this impoverished? Los Angeles cannot thrive if there is one community of ...
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This LA County program can prevent homelessness — if it can convince people it’s not a scam
Despite being offered help with rent, debt and medical care, nearly half the people contacted by a county homelessness ...
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What's Keeping Us From Fixing the Homelessness Crisis
In the late summer of 2018, this working mother left a violent, stagnating neighborhood in Southern California’s high desert ...
Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment
The Trump administration is moving to end the "Housing First" approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won't work.
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LAHSA CEO Absent, Mayor Pressed: Judge Says LA Homeless System Has ‘No Accountability'
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge sharply criticized the city and county of Los Angeles on Thursday over the management of homelessness ... as an "ostentatious high-rise" that sends the wrong message.