Tag: LAHSA
Progress, challenges in Bass’ first 100 days
Nearly 4,000 housed Mayor Karen Bass gave an overview of the progress and challenges of battling homelessness at a discussion at City Hall on March 15 in her offices. Joined by her team, she told a group of reporters, “We want to do a deep dive to let you know all that is being done… […]
Council District 5 Choices: Katy Yaroslavsky or Sam Yebri
Two candidates, both of them lawyers, are running against each other in the race for the City Council District 5 seat. The majority of this newspaper’s coverage area, formerly all within Council District Four (for more than 70 years), now is in CD 5 due to the 2021 redistricting. This Westside CD5 district includes Bel […]
It took a village, but Giorgio is finally getting some help
Driving down Larchmont Boulevard, I can’t help but glance in the direction of the newsstand and Peet’s Coffee, places where unhoused Larchmont regular Giorgio used to stand with his shopping cart, waiting for gifts of money, food and Advil. However, as the Larchmont Chronicle reported in the May 2022 issue, the Los Angeles County Department […]
When counting the numbers, numbers don’t always count
Homelessness is on the rise. People are living on the streets, in tents and in their cars more than ever before. We don’t need data and statistics to know the sad truth of what we see every day driving and walking the streets of Los Angeles. Yet, a complex, data-based numbers game takes place every […]
City library near Sunset Blvd. to be ‘bridge’ housing for women
One year after a November 2017 announcement by Councilman David Ryu and the City of Los Angeles, ground was broken (more accurately, ankle-deep debris was cleaned off the floors) to remodel a former public library building into a facility that will provide 30 beds and services for women experiencing homelessness. The “bridge housing” project on […]
