Category Archives: Homelessness

(This article first appeared in the Westside Current and is published with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE On October 23, veterans advocating for housing at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus secured a legal victory as a federal judge rejected … Continue reading →

Thanks to the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH), a missing man was reunited with his family. Almost daily, Sharon Kilbride, a past president of the PPTFH does rounds on Will Rogers Historic Beach. She speaks to the homeless, … Continue reading →

( Editor’s note: On Wednesday, October 2, the Wall Street Journal ran “Newsom’s Homeless Accountability Veto” on its opinion page. For residents, who may not have seen the piece, it is below.   Sunshine may be the best political disinfectant, … Continue reading →

The County bought 2,157 units, of which 1,538 are empty, at a cost of $550 million. (Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of an ongoing Westside Current investigation into the challenges and failures of Project Homekey. It is reprinted with … Continue reading →

A reader said she was tired of hearing about the homeless in Los Angeles (amen, to that), with no one offering any solutions. This editor accepted the challenge and will examine the issue in three parts. The first step to … Continue reading →

An abandoned homeless campsite located off Pacific Coast Highway between Potrero Canyon and Temescal Canyon was cleaned up on August 27. The campsite, which had a firepit, firewood and cigarette butts scattered in the area was located in the Very … Continue reading →