Suzan Filipek · July 31, 2025
Homelessness has dropped two years in a row, according to the results of the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count released last month. The latest count “gives us something we […]
Sondi Sepenuk · July 25, 2024
The annual opening night for the Hollywood Bowl’s Tuesday and Thursday classical music series is another mark of the return of summer. Alfresco dining and visiting with friends before the […]
Helene Seifer · December 1, 2022
Last in a series “What do you really want?” I asked Franco Iervolino, formerly known as Giorgio when he and his possession-packed shopping cart were seen daily on Larchmont Boulevard, […]
Columnist · July 1, 2021
Recent polling found 66% of California voters (54% of whom were Republicans) approve of a bill to amend the California Constitution to establish a fundamental human right to housing. So, […]
Sondi Sepenuk · December 4, 2019
Angela Sanchez was 16, a junior in high school, when she and her father experienced homelessness. The memories are sharp: it was the beginning of the 2008 recession, one week […]
Suzan Filipek · August 1, 2019
Stories can speak volumes. Just ask Marilyn Wells, an advocate for the homeless with impressive academic credentials. Wells was so moved by one woman’s talk that she started a formidable […]
