Interview with the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Jonathan Hunter on The Soloist Jonathan Hunter, the Managing Director of the Los Angeles region of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, is applauding the release of the film The Soloist. Hunter says the relationship between LA Times Steve Lopez and homeless musician Nathaniel Ayers sets an example for how to deal with the homeless. (posted 4/23/09) By Jonathan Horn
Many Homeless Receive Housing Downtown Downtown Los Angeles is quickly becoming more residential and affluent. A study by the downtown property owners group finds more people are choosing to live in renovated lofts and condos downtown rather than commute from the suburbs.
But it's not just the affluent who are now calling downtown home. More than 100 people also received keys to apartments on skid row. Adriana Venegas-Chavez has more on this home for the homeless.
(posted 4/16/09) By Adriana Venegas-Chavez
Beyond Shelter’s Barbara Hill on Homelessness in South LA ARN's Kaitlin Funaro speaks with Barbara Hill of Beyond Shelter about what non-profits are doing to help combat homelessness in Los Angeles. She says the increase in homeless in South LA is putting a strain on local services. (posted 3/06/09) By Kaitlin Funaro
Homelessness in Los Angeles The foreclosure crisis coupled with an economic meltdown has put more strain on a neighborhood still struggling to reinvent itself. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development gave the greater Los Angeles area $73 million in grants, but it won't be enough to solve the crisis. Homeless service organizations are reporting an increase in homeless families, and are struggling to make do with limited resources. The last homeless census was done in 2007, and found that on any given night 73,000 people were homeless. That was the year the foreclosure crisis started to affect South L.A. Low rent apartment buildings bought by speculators with bad loans began going into foreclosure, affecting dozens of families. Without enough permanent, low-income housing available, more and more families and individuals are being pushed into homelessness. Even families that were homeless, but found housing, are now back on the streets.
(posted 3/05/09) By Timothy Beck Werth
How to make L.A. County better We asked L.A. County residents how they thought the county could be improved. (posted 5/01/08) By Brian Sica
LA Riots Retrospective This week marks the 16th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots when four Los Angeles police officers were acquitted of beating motorist Rodney King. The city erupted into flames and violence from people angry at the verdict. Reporter Sonata Lee talks to two people who experienced the Los Angeles Riots first hand. Judy Muller covered the riots for ABC News. Community activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson offers perspective on how the Los Angeles Police Department has changed in the last 16 years. (posted 4/29/08) By Sonata Lee
Talking with Ralph Fertig about affordable housing in Los Angeles The L.A. City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee met today to discuss affordable housing. USC social work policy Ralph Fertig talked with us about some of the challenges people face when trying to find a place to live and his students' recommendations for affordable housing. (posted 4/24/08) By Courtney Kabot
USC Social Work students make recommendations for affordable housing Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities to live in the U.S. and rents continue to rise. Students from USC's Graduate School of Social Work spent the semester researching the city’s affordable housing crisis. The students presented their findings to City Council's Planning and Land Use Committee and offered their recommendations for what the city should do to create more affordable homes for low- and moderate-income residents. (posted 4/24/08) By Sonata Lee
Misperceptions of the Homeless Cause Policy Problems The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has found that L.A. County has more homeless people than any other county in America. But who exactly are the homeless? Hanna Ingber Win looks at the public's perceptions of people who don't have shelter, and how those perceptions affect public policy. (posted 4/01/08) By Hanna Ingber Win
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