Opinion
In Jeff Hobbs’ work of reconstructive journalism, working mother Evelyn navigates Section 8, domestic abuse, ‘the system’ and her own bad decisions.
California
The historic increase of homelessness reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2024 was largely the result of tens of thousands of immigrants arriving in a handful of states, grossly inflating the actual rise of America’s domestic homeless population.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie this week notched an early victory with the Board of Supervisors in his crusade against the city’s twin crises of homelessness and drug addiction.
The victim’s body was unearthed by detectives in the yard of the defendant’s parents’ mobile home, and her blood was found in a shed he is reported to have slept in on occasion.
Police are investigating the death of a woman experiencing homelessness as a possible homicide after her injured body was discovered at Santa Monica Beach.
A new report estimates it will cost $21.7 billion to end homelessness in L.A. in a decade.
Kathy ‘Gidget’ Kohner Zuckerman lost her Pacific Palisades home after 60 years in the community. But for the surfing pioneer, the aloha spirit prevails.
Letters to the Editor
It’s way too easy to become homeless in L.A. The city’s and county’s main homeless services agency can never fix that.
The City Council increased its provides to nonprofit groups that deliver homeless services, in an attempt to keep them from pulling out of more than a dozen sites.
Los Angeles County has opened its first safe parking location for recreational vehicles. The pilot has spaces for 14 RVs that can stay for up to six months while their owners seek permanent housing.