homelessness

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After taking office in 2022, Bass declared a local emergency on homelessness and launched her Inside Safe initiative, which has put thousands of people into hotels and motels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority said its annual count showed total homelessness, including people in shelters, in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Almost 76% of the the county’s students experiencing homelessness were Latino, while Black students made up another 12%, in the 2023-24 school year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Almost 76% of the county’s students experiencing homelessness were Latino in the 2023-24 school year, compared to 72% statewide.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The dismissed men, Burnham knew, faced homelessness and poverty; their families confronted the real prospect of starvation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson