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Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, from right, and L.A. County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger join other volunteers to count the homeless in North Hollywood on Jan. 23.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave qualified approval Tuesday to a proposal to study the creation of a new county department to manage billions of dollars in homeless services funds ...
Los Angeles County is choosing to continue with the "care first, jails last" approach when addressing the more than 75,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in the county, despite recent ...
LAHSA was established in 1993 as a joint powers authority between the city and county of Los Angeles. [2] The formation of LAHSA was a result of a lawsuit settlement in 1991, addressing limited access to a state-mandated welfare program called General Relief. [1] In 2005, LAHSA began conducting an annual homeless count. [1]
In the 1860s, Los Angeles County appointed a County Physician, and a small hospital for the poor in Los Angeles was established. [6] The Department of Charities was formed in 1913 and included five Divisions: County Hospital, County Farm, Outdoor Relief, Olive View Sanatorium, and Cemetery Divisions. [ 7 ]
Los Angeles County [ edit ] In 2017, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) started a safe parking program that by 2019 had 12 lots with 130 spots, and provides services like portable toilets, food, and social workers, at a cost to the county of $35 per spot per night.
There were 75,312 homeless people across the county, including in the city of L.A., the count showed, down 0.3% compared with the previous year. Read more: Your guide to obscure but important L.A ...
Homeless outreach workers and Los Angeles city staff speak with Christopher Given, 39, left, who is homeless and lives in a tent along the Los Angeles River. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)