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Sep 30
Some L.A. officials want a state of emergency declared as homelessness crisis worsens
Facing a deepening quagmire over homeless encampments, Los Angeles elected officials are increasingly looking to sweeping statewide initiatives to shake loose solutions. The latest proposal from Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and City Councilman Joe Buscaino would have the governor declare a state of emergency on homelessness in California.
Supporters view such a declaration as a novel strategy to free ...
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Sep 11
California lawmakers act to keep landlords from refusing low-income renters
SACRAMENTO — California landlords would no longer be allowed to reject prospective tenants solely because they hold federal Section 8 housing vouchers under a bill passed by the state Legislature on Wednesday.
Should Gov. Gavin Newsom sign it, Senate Bill 329 would prohibit landlords from issuing blanket denials against the 300,000 Californians who receive the vouchers. The program provides the largest direct federal subsidy for ...
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Sep 6
HIV prevention is making progress. And a breakthrough vaccine appears within reach
First there were the drugs that could knock back HIV to undetectable levels, and the virus was no longer synonymous with a death sentence. Then came a treatment that allowed people who were HIV-negative to remain that way, even if their partners weren’t.
But to truly defeat the virus that causes AIDS, doctors need a vaccine. And after decades of dead ...
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Aug 1
California has the most homeless people of any state. But L.A. is still a national model
WASHINGTON — With tens of thousands of homeless people living on the streets, Los Angeles officials have increasingly found themselves as the subject of criticism for what many Angelenos see as a failure to keep up with a problem that seems to be getting worse.
But across the country, L.A. isn’t considered to be a failure. To the contrary, at last week’s National Conference ...
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Jul 18
Lawsuit seeks to stop L.A. from seizing and discarding homeless people’s belongings
In the latest salvo in Los Angeles’ long-running battle over encampment sweeps, seven homeless people filed suit Thursday asking a federal judge to stop the city from destroying property seized from tents and lean-tos on city sidewalks.
The federal civil rights lawsuit seeks to strike down a city ordinance that allows sanitation crews to throw out so-called “bulky items” found in ...
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Jul 15
Novel HIV Vaccine Approach Awarded $129M
Investigators led by Scripps Research will study vaccines that coax the immune system into creating antibodies that protect against HIV.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $129 million to the Scripps Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development (CHAVD), an international collaboration spearheaded by Scripps Research. Specifically, the funding will go toward the development of vaccines that induce the immune system to ...
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Jul 14
LA push to develop Skid Row prompts new clashes in California's homeless crisis
City officials, developers and restaurateurs in Los Angeles are touting the renaissance of the city’s once-blighted downtown thanks to an explosion of trendy eateries, chic hotels and luxury apartments that have attracted thousands of new – and generally financially well-off – residents to the neighborhood in recent years.
But just a few blocks south of the area where a set-course sushi meal costs ...
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Jul 3
New homeless shelter in San Pedro will offer ‘low-barrier’ entry, services
Despite more than a year of planning amid strong community opposition, many residents remain unclear about how the city’s new A Bridge Home shelters will be any different from others that have gone before them.
The Bridge Home program, launched by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, is designed to provide what is known as “low-barrier” shelters that accept people as they are.
The ...
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Jul 2
Massive Infusion of $1B Goes to Tackling Homelessness in California, Los Angeles
Sacramento, CA – The California State Legislature and Governor Newsom agreed this year to spend $1B to address the state’s burgeoning humanitarian crisis: homelessness. $650 million of that spending will fund the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program, formerly known as HEAP, as an addition to the $500 million allocated in last year’s budget.
The Chair of the Select Committee on Los Angeles ...
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Jun 27
California leaders strike deal to give cities and counties hundreds of millions to fight homelessness
As California contends with dramatic increases in its homeless population, state lawmakers could vote as early as Monday on a plan to send hundreds of millions of dollars to local governments to help address the problem alongside a series of proposals to cajole cities and counties to allow more housing development.
The deal, which Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agreed ...
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