Former President Barack Obama criticized the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, calling it an "atrocity" given the billions of dollars elected officials have thrown at the problem over the years.

Nearly 30% more students in Los Angeles County experienced homelessness from 2022-23 to 2023-24, making it the county’s highest rate in the past five years and far outpacing the rate of homelessness ...

Late last month, an executive with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority informed an oversight body of a brewing problem: the agency was delayed in paying millions owed to homeless service ...

In Los Angeles County, more than six homeless people die every day, a staggering toll that reveals the social reality concealed behind the image of prosperity promoted by politicians and the corporate ...

*A day after a flood of news trucks, police, sanitation department workers, and a slew of neighbors descended on the sidewalk ...

The city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of the homeless people when their belongings and property was confiscated during encampment cleanups, a federal judge ruled Friday. The ...

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When it comes to homelessness in the U.S., it’s often the largest cities that grab the headlines. But digging into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Homeless encampments line a street in Skid Row last year. (William Liang/For The Times) Late last month, an executive with the Los ...