75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
Los Angeles fires: Rise in homelessness, bankruptcies, rents predicted
Communities that have seen homeownership rates rise may struggle amid more competition for available housing and rising ...
Los Angeles’ continued mismanagement of homelessness is a lesson for the country
Sometimes it seems that the government’s approach to solving the problem known as homelessness is some kind of cosmic experiment designed to demonstrate, once and for all, that government cannot ...
Disturbing LA case of homeless man with blowtorch sparks fresh debate over city’s out-of-control vagrant crisis
Blazes caused by the throngs of homeless flooding Los Angeles’ streets with potentially deadly encampments doubled between ...
Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move ...
Homeless man suspected of trying to start fire in LA with flamethrower
A homeless man suspected of attempting to start a fire with a “flamethrower” was bundled to the ground and zip-tied by ...
Lack of restrooms leave homeless women at risk for rape, assault, infection, survey says
Most cities, such as Portland where Michelle now lives, do not offer many safe, clean, accessible or free restrooms despite ...
Column: After years of helping the homeless, he’s one of them after Altadena fire destroys his house
Days after losing his home in the Eaton fire, social worker Anthony Ruffin's 'day off' looks like many of his other days off: ...