Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils homelessness plan as chief officer departs

Asked what new taxes he could feasibly get enacted to fund the homelessness package, Mayor Brandon Johnson said “All of them ...

Getting $750 a month didn’t end homelessness – but our study shows it still improved the lives of homeless people

Can giving homeless people US$750 a month to use any way they choose help them move into long-term housing? I am the director ...

'Abysmal': Trump's budget cites LA homelessness agency as he proposes housing cuts

Trump's proposed budget attacks L.A.'s homelessness agency in push to eliminate a federal program that funds housing and ...

Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul, saying it would be 'disastrous'

The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and ...

‘Our approach is working’: In budget memo, Gloria makes the case for progress on homelessness

In a nine-page memo sent to council members Friday afternoon, the mayor says substantial funding cuts could devastate what he ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first — and apparently last — chief homelessness officer exits

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first chief homelessness officer appears to be his last, with his inaugural appointee departing the ...

L.A. County student homelessness has surged, study finds. Here's what the numbers show

Almost 76% of the the county's students experiencing homelessness were Latino, while Black students made up another 12%, in ...

Chicago mayor announces homelessness plan with unclear funding sources

Chicago officials unveiled a plan they say would effectively end homelessness in the city, even as questions over leadership changes and unclear funding streams cast early uncertainty over how the ...