What many Angeleno small business owners are discovering – better late than never – is that HQ2 will wreak havoc on thousands of small businesses that make up the local fabric of our communities while giving unprecedented tax subsidies and corporate welfare to one of the richest companies in the world.
According to the 2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County are Black…
Mayor signs package of ordinances to address L.A.’s homelessness crisis. Shelter Crisis Declaration, Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance, and Interim Motel Conversion Ordinance will help thousands of homeless Angelenos move indoors.
The program allows people who meet the federal definition of being homeless to apply to perform social or community services instead of paying the citation fine.
The motion says the city’s 2016 Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy resolution — a $1.85 billion outline for homeless initiatives over a 10-year period
The meter, which looks similar to a parking meter, but is bright orange in color and located in Grand Park away from the street, allows people to give loose change or use their credit card for donations that go to an organization which helps homeless people in Skid Row.
Black Americans should be inspired to convert the anger provoked by the comments and actions of President Trump into an action plan, starting with the truth, because presenting a false narrative lures people into complacency and lowers their expectations.
Sheriff’s deputies and public works crews descended on Orange County’s largest homeless encampment along the Santa Ana riverbed .
Aiming to assist people in need, the Homeless Ministry of Trinity Baptist Church will sponsor their 10th Annual Blanket Drive on Saturday, December 16. Donations of full, king and queen blankets along with pillows will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the church’s garage parking lot at 2040 West Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles. “We invite people throughout metropolitan area to contribute to this worthy cause to help the homeless,” said Pastor Alvin Tunstill, Jr. “Our theme is ‘Be a Blessing to Others’ based on Genesis 12:2 and as in past years, Brother Brian Ferguson is heading
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LAHSA hopes to enlist even more volunteers for the next Homeless Count, scheduled January 23-25, 2018.
From the red carpet to the many event activities, this annual Friends of Fuller Strikefest was the place to be
Hillsides honored Assemblymember Chris Holden with an advocacy award for his legislative efforts concerning foster care and affordable housing at a ceremony and roundtable discussion held at Hillsides’ headquarters in Pasadena on October 23.
Taste of Soul vendors overcome hardships and the odds with faith to be at this year’s festival.
Last month, Arrowhead came out to Los Angeles’ homeless community to donate water, keeping some of the city’s most vulnerable residents hydrated during the recent heat wave.