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A federal appeals panel appeared sympathetic toward a claim that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has failed in its duty to veterans but also raised concerns that a trial judge may have overreached.
Va Lecia Adams Kellum, the head of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, announced her resignation Friday.
A federal judge berated Los Angeles elected officials over the lack of accountability and transparency in how they have spent billions on homelessness, but he was skeptical when pressed to place the city’s homelessness programs under receivership.
Homeless officials said a preview of this year’s homeless count results shows there will be a decrease of between five and ten percent in the number of people living on the streets across most of L.A. County.
The status of Chuckwalla National Monument, near Joshua Tree National Park, and Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in Northern California remain unclear.
An audit of homeless services provided by Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found them disjointed and lacking adequate data systems and financial controls.
Just under seven homeless people died on average every day in Los Angeles County through 2023, as the mortality rate leveled off but remained 4.5 times that of the whole population.
Four top military retirees are castigating the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying its neglect of homeless veterans in L.A. hurts national security.
Even though a majority of people on the streets do not use illegal drugs, they are both a factor leading to homelessness and an effect of it, the study found. Methamphetamine is the drug of choice.
A Times analysis shows that half the homes destroyed in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were rentals, raising questions about the future of affordable housing in the communities.
