Recent Streetsblog LA posts about homelessness

Meal delivery is one service of Project Roomkey. Photo: LAHSA

Thousands Housed in Project Roomkey in Los Angeles, but NIMBYism, Lack of Permanent Affordable Housing Blunt Progress

By Damien Newton | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

The Project Roomkey program temporarily houses unhoused individuals in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 crisis

Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless. LAHSA Blames Racism, Lack of Affordable Housing

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

Late last night, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released the results from this January’s homeless count in Los Angeles County. As expected, the numbers were bad: more Angelenos fell into homelessness than the county can place in temporary, bridge or permanent housing. Homelessness in Los Angeles County rose by 12.7% compared to the […]

Tormented by a Bandit, Unhoused Residents Just Want to Be Left in Peace

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 9, 2020 | No Comments

A few feet down from where the handwashing station lies on its side, El Abuelo Travieso – a name that translates to the Naughty Grandfather (though he told me with a giggle that it translates to Grandpa Tush) – is spraying his arms and hands down with a liquid from a disinfectant bottle. He had […]

Miguel R. has been homeless for just over three weeks in the University Park area. Sahra Sulaiman/StreetsblogLA

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Recent Streetsblog LA posts about homelessness

Thousands Housed in Project Roomkey in Los Angeles, but NIMBYism, Lack of Permanent Affordable Housing Blunt Progress

Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless. LAHSA Blames Racism, Lack of Affordable Housing

Tormented by a Bandit, Unhoused Residents Just Want to Be Left in Peace

Evicted During COVID-19: “I Have Been Homeless for 20 Days…What’s Going to Happen to Me?”

Bridge Housing Project Opens at the Brentwood V.A. This Saturday

Video: Gardner Street Bridge Housing an Important Success Story