Category Archives: Homelessness

Judge Cites Leadership Failure with Homeless: Orders Independent Monitor.

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Sue

  (Editor’s note: this story “Federal Judge Faults Los Angeles for Homelessness Failures, Stops Short of Receivership” was printed in the Westside Current, June 25 and is reprinted with permission.) BY JAMIE PAIGE A federal judge issued a scathing rebuke … Continue reading →

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LAHSA’s Point in Time Count a Rube Goldberg Design

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared CityWatch and is reprinted with permission by its author.)   By TIM CAMPBELL In the late 1920’s, a new style of cartoon began appearing in US newspapers.  The cartoons, drawn by Reuben (Rube) Goldberg, … Continue reading →

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City’s Leadership Requires Lawyers

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story “L.A.’s Inaction and Leadership Fiascos Compel the Hiring of Powerful Attorneys for Its Defense” first appeared June 2 in City Watch and reprinted in the Westside Current.) When the City of Los Angeles faced litigation due … Continue reading →

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LA Poured Over $1 Billion into Homeless Housing—But Thousands of Units Sit Empty

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on May 29 and was updated on May 30. It is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Night falls over Sierra Highway in Lancaster as a police cruiser speeds past … Continue reading →

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City Leaders Asked to Justify Homeless/Money Spent

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Sue

During World Warr II, the US Senate created a committee on war production chaired by then-Senator Harry Truman. The Truman Committee, as it came to be known, was charged with ensuring manufacturers were providing top-quality equipment to the armed forces … Continue reading →

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City Officials May Have to Answer for “Damning” Homeless Audit

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Sue

By TIM CAMPBELL The ongoing legal wrangling between the LA Alliance for Human Rights and the City of Los Angeles took a dramatic turn on Thursday, May 15.  Federal Judge David O. Carter scheduled in-person testimony to begin May 27 on the … Continue reading →

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Westside Councils Tell U.S. Attorney They’ll Help the Investigation

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Sue

Pacific Palisades belongs to the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC), and that group has offered to assist the U.S. Attorney in the investigation of the “disappearance” of homeless money. WRAC which includes 14 (Neighborhood and Community) Councils requested an … Continue reading →

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Mayor Parris Defends Hardline Homeless Policies

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Sue

Mayor R. Rex Parris is defending his controversial “What I want to do is give them free fentanyl” comment that sparked national outrage, saying his words were intended to draw attention to the failures in addressing unsheltered homelessness. Parris, who … Continue reading →

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Another Dead Body in Venice

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Sue

Another dead body in Venice, a life wasted.  The statistics in Los Angeles are overwhelming. Seven people die per day on the streets. The paramedics had responded and had sent someone back to the vehicle to get a sheet, when … Continue reading →

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Project Homekey Sites Aren’t Helping Homeless

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story “At L.A.’s Homeless Housing Sites, 911 Calls Reflect a Crisis Within a Crisis” first appeared in Westside Current on April 11. It is reprinted with permission. Even as more money is targeted for the homeless, this … Continue reading →

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