- Homelessness up 12% in L.A. city and county, By Gale Holland and Soumya Karlamangla, May 11, 2015, Los Angeles Times: “The homeless population jumped 12% in the last two years in both the city and county of Los Angeles, driven by soaring rents, low wages and stubbornly high unemployment, according to a report released Monday. In one of the most striking findings, the number of tents, makeshift encampments and vehicles occupied by homeless people soared 85%, to 9,535, according to biennial figures from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority…”
- As homelessness climbs in L.A., a search for solutions, By Soumya Karlamangla, May 12, 2015, Los Angeles Times: “The findings released Monday that Los Angeles County’s homeless population rose 12% since 2013 reflect a setback in the region’s recently heightened efforts to stem homelessness. But city and county officials had no shortage of ideas about how to fix the problem…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty