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Apr 6
Once $400 a night, this Westside L.A. hotel is now for homeless people fleeing coronavirus
They trickled in by taxi, chauffeured by van, on bicycle and on foot. Like guests in times not dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, they checked their bags, registered and received their room keys.
But it wasn’t the usual well-heeled crowd that arrived Monday afternoon at this West Los Angeles hotel, where rooms normally go for $389 a night. The guests were ...
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Apr 2
Coronavirus spreads in Los Angeles’ homeless community
There are nine confirmed cases of coronavirus among Los Angeles’ homeless population, said Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, at her Thursday media briefing.
This is up from five the day before and comes as the city and county attempt to more aggressively test in places like skid row. Ferrer said it was challenging to know exactly ...
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Mar 23
Salvation Army offers stores and camps as homeless shelters amid outbreak, but it’s a leap
Just like for-profit businesses across California, the Salvation Army has taken a hit from the social distancing measures enacted to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
On Wednesday, with foot traffic drained, the giant nonprofit best known for its Christmastime bell ringers shut down 17 thrift stores in Los Angeles County and 10 in Orange County.
The next day, top brass from ...
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Mar 18
L.A. to add 6,000 shelter beds for homeless Angelenos in hopes of slowing virus’ spread
Los Angeles will convert 42 of its recreation centers into temporary shelters for homeless residents, providing 6,000 new beds in an effort aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday.
The city is looking in the initiative’s first phase to open 1,600 shelter beds at 13 recreation centers by Monday, with beds provided by the ...
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Mar 17
To combat coronavirus, L.A. could let homeless people’s tents stay up all day
Three members of the Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for the city to temporarily stop enforcing a law requiring tents to come down during daytime hours, saying the change is needed to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Councilmen Mike Bonin, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Gil Cedillo said the city must “urgently reevaluate” its policies for dealing with homeless encampments ...
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Mar 15
An unexpected side effect of the coronavirus? A new urgency about helping homeless people
As public health officials scramble to manage the spread of the novel coronavirus, strategies are starting to be implemented across California and the rest of the country to protect the homeless population.
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that homeless people would be prioritized as a vulnerable population. Though he offered few details, he said there would be a massive attempt to move ...
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Mar 3
Shelter openings and groundbreakings mark progress in L.A.’s homelessness response
At a town hall 16 months ago, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Councilman Mike Bonin endured a public flogging from residents who were incensed by a plan to build a homeless shelter across the street from some of the priciest real estate in Venice.
The opposition continued, first with a scathing social media campaign and then with a lawsuit.
But all that ...
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Feb 26
HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded approximately $117 million to expand access to HIV care, treatment, medication, and prevention services. This investment is a critical component of the Administration's Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) initiative, which aims to reduce the number of new HIV infections ...
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Feb 18
How would Democratic candidates fix the housing and homelessness crises?
The surge in homelessness in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other West Coast cities has troubled many Americans as rents have risen further out of reach for those with the least. In California, where the party’s presidential primary takes place March 3, homelessness has become a top concern for many voters.
Yet most of the Democrats running for president rarely mention the housing crisisthat has struck ...
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Jan 24
Federal aid for L.A. homelessness hasn’t materialized. If it does, don’t expect ‘the cavalry’
WASHINGTON — L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Friday, ending with encouraging words, but no deal to help the city’s massive homeless population.
The lack of an announcement comes after months of negotiations and increasingly conciliatory language between the two political camps.
Garcetti, who was in Washington to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual meeting, had built up anticipation for ...
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