The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-2 on Tuesday in favor of expanding a policy that prevents the homeless from sleeping in certain public spaces. The ordinance, which also prohibits people from ...

City leaders said the move comes after dozens of arrests were made since the start of the year connected to the unhoused and ...

Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like someone who's deep in the system of power cares about them." ...

The number of drug-related deaths among New Yorkers living in shelters dropped by 17% last year, according to new city data ...

As more than a billion dollars pours in annually from two new homelessness taxes, a raft of new oversight agencies has been ...

Oversight panels for the Measure A half-cent homelessness sales tax have set specific targets to track progress on five goals for increasing housing production and reducing the number of people on the ...

Residents and union leaders raise concerns about layoffs, spending priorities, and the need for more transparency.

"I don't regret saying it. It's brought attention to the problem. Hard-working families cannot be safe as long as California continues to empty their prisons and make these people homeless," the mayor ...

The nonprofit group says single-room occupancy hotels, known as SROs, can be easily renovated for the homeless.

Santa Monica College started the first community college program to train people for jobs in homeless services. But can it ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a proposed $13.9 billion municipal budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which includes more ...

The City Council Tuesday called for an analysis of homelessness spending and the creation of a public database of homeless-related programs. In a 12-0 vote, council members instructed staff in ...