More than half of LA’s homeless are from out of town

Tents on the street in Skidrow in Los Angeles, California on February 15, 2026. (Photo by Apu Gomes) HomelessLos Angeles ...

One force sets the Bay Area’s homelessness crisis apart: rent

A Bay Area News Group analysis found the region does not stand out for poverty, unemployment, drug use or mental illness. Its ...
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As tents disappear from some LA neighborhoods, the population of 'rough sleepers' continues to grow

Many more people were seen “rough sleeping” in Venice, Hollywood and Skid Row, meaning they had no tents, makeshift shelter ...
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Two Years After Grants Pass Ruling, Some States Are Pushing To Decriminalize Public Homelessness

A first-of-its-kind hostile architecture ban, model legislation to protect unsheltered people from arrest, and more: How ...