HOMELESSNESS
LAIST: LA has 'no such authority' to roll out new RV removal program under state law, judge says
By Makenna Sievertson [2-20-26] // The ruling stems from a legal challenge by a coalition of housed and unhoused residents in West L.A. around the city’s implementation of Assembly Bill 630, which became law Jan. 1.
LAist: LA’s lead homelessness agency owes at least $69M to service providers in overdue payments
By Aaron Schrank [2-20-26] // “These delays are one of the biggest issues for our organization because if we cannot pay our staff, we don't operate,” said Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, CEO of the nonprofit LA Family Housing. "That breaks the entire system and renders people homeless.”
By Jacob Sisneros [2-21-26] // Federally funded vouchers moved many vulnerable people into homes. Long Beach’s government is now on pins and needles as it waits to see if new vouchers will keep them housed.
[2-16-26] // The Navigation Center and attached Early Entry shelter off McCarthy Road operate as part of a three-phase system designed to move individuals from emergency shelter into permanent housing. The program serves about 2,000 people each year.
Sacramento Bee: Three homeless men froze to death in Sacramento County in winter 2025
By Theresa Clift [2-24-26] // There are now 2,800 city and county-funded shelter beds in Sacramento, more than ever before. But there is still a wait list of over 3,000 people, including 600 families, for a shelter bed on any given night, Emily Halcon, the county’s director of homeless services and housing, has said.
