On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times published an analysis on the amount of time that the Los Angeles Police Department actually spends responding to violent crime reports. Of the 18 million calls logged by the LAPD since 2010, less than 8% of them were reports of violent crimes (the Times Read more…
This Friday, LAHSA announced yet another staggering increase in homelessness. From 2019 to 2020, the City of Los Angeles’ unhoused population increased by 14.2%, from 36,165 to 41,290. The total number of people experiencing homelessness in LA County is 66,433. The people of Los Angeles have said time and time Read more…
To: Mayor Eric GarcettiCity Council President Nury Martinez CC:Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Paul Krekorian, Bob Blumenfield, David E. Ryu, Paul Koretz, Monica Rodriguez, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Curren D. Price Jr., Herb J. Wesson Jr., Mike Bonin, John Lee, Mitch O’Farrell, Jose Huizar, Joe Buscaino, Acting Executive Director of LAHSA Heidi Marston A Read more…
By Mike Dickerson Picture this: you’re an unhoused person living in Los Angeles, and you’ve found a spot to bed down for the night. It’s quiet, it’s grassy, you feel somewhat safe there, even if just for the night. Then, a police officer comes to rouse you, waking you up Read more…
Last summer, the organization that would become Ktown for All was founded to fight for a Bridge Home Shelter in Koreatown and to counter the vitriolic voices against it. As the group evolved, we relied on the voices of our unhoused neighbors to guide our actions. From the beginning, our outreach Read more…