City Council District 4 Creates Valley Homelessness Team
With a redrawn Los Angeles City Council district map in 2022, local District 4 Councilmember Nithya Raman has created a Valley-specific team to address local…
People Sketching: “Home Without a House”
I hesitated with this sketch. I spotted this homeless man in Studio City outside the Ralph’s at Coldwater Canyon Ave. and Ventura Blvd. I hesitated…
City Approves $1.2 Million for Encampment to Home Operation
LA City Council approved $1.2 million in funding in December 2021 for local District 4’s program aimed at placing some of the district’s critically homeless residents into permanent housing.
LA Homeless Count 2022 Postponed Due to COVID
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced the postponement of the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Count Jan. 14. LAHSA said it made the choice to protect the “health and safety of its volunteers, staff, and people experiencing homelessness” considering the current surge in Los Angeles County brought on by the Omicron variant.