Category Archives: Homelessness

( Editor’s note: On Wednesday, October 2, the Wall Street Journal ran “Newsom’s Homeless Accountability Veto” on its opinion page. For residents, who may not have seen the piece, it is below.   Sunshine may be the best political disinfectant,...

The County bought 2,157 units, of which 1,538 are empty, at a cost of $550 million. (Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of an ongoing Westside Current investigation into the challenges and failures of Project Homekey. It is reprinted with...

“Thousands of Californians are suffering from untreated schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic disorders, leading to risks to their health and safety and increased homelessness, incarceration, hospitalization, conservatorship and premature death,” the legislative counsel wrote about SB-1338, the Community Assistance, Recovery and...

A reader said she was tired of hearing about the homeless in Los Angeles (amen, to that), with no one offering any solutions. This editor accepted the challenge and will examine the issue in three parts. The first step to...

An abandoned homeless campsite located off Pacific Coast Highway between Potrero Canyon and Temescal Canyon was cleaned up on August 27. The campsite, which had a firepit, firewood and cigarette butts scattered in the area was located in the Very...

By TIM CAMPBELL One of the most common criticisms of the concentration of the nation’s wealth into the hands of a few uber-wealthy people is that there never seems to be enough to satisfy their needs. How many mega-yachts does...

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on July 31 and is reprinted with permission. With two homeless dying on the streets every day, one wonders about the Supervisor’s lack of urgency in dealing with this problem....