Recent Streetsblog LA posts about homelessness

The location for a bridge housing program for the V.A. in West L.A.

City, County, State Marshal Resources to Battle Homelessness

By Damien Newton | Oct 24, 2018 | No Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand its LEAD program that, "works to halt the revolving door of criminal justice involvement for residents who are chronically homeless, mentally ill, or experiencing a substance abuse disorder and, instead, provides alternatives that enhance public safety."

Long Beach Architects Partner with Religious Leaders to Convert Church Properties into Bridge Housing

By Brian Addison | Sep 12, 2018 | No Comments

Collaborating with the Long Beach firm Studio One Eleven, the unexpected partnership is examining hundreds of church properties throughout the county and looking into how these properties could act as bridge housing for the homeless.

Angela Davis, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Jr., César Chávez, and, somewhat incongruously, Salvador Dalí grace a wall near Manchester and Hoover in South Central, Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

As L.A. Ramps up Efforts to Get People off the Streets, a Young Man Struggles to Stay Housed

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 7, 2018 | 2 Comments

Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."

Starting Next Week, Streetsblog Los Angeles Will Begin Series on Homeless Solutions in Greater Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | Jul 26, 2018 | 3 Comments

SBLA will be publishing articles and series that examine some of the policy changes and projects that could help our region better deal with the homelessness crisis.

United Way #EveryoneIn Campaign Rallies to End Homelessness

By Joe Linton | Mar 9, 2018 | No Comments

United Way's #EveryoneIn coalition seeks to house 45,000 people, prevent 30,000 people from losing homes, build 5000 supportive housing units

Rendering for the 49-unit housing project proposed for 1st and Lorena. Source: A Community of Friends

Appeal by El Mercado Owners to Halt Affordable and Supportive Housing Project at 1st and Lorena Denied

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 6, 2018 | 2 Comments

Today, City Council finally moved to allow the 49-unit affordable and supportive housing project planned for the Metro-owned lot by nonprofit developer A Community of Friends (ACOF) at 1st and Lorena to proceed. The final project will be split between 24 affordable units targeting low-income veterans and their families and 24 units reserved for families […]