L.A. Homelessness Rises Despite Progress | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews L.A. County’s homelessness numbers have ticked up after two years of decline, with a 1.2% rise countywide and a steeper 3.4% jump in the city—reflecting more people sleeping in cars or encampments. Officials blame soaring costs and slashed short-term rental subsidies, which cut off critical pathways to permanent housing. Behind every statistic is a real person struggling to find safety. While some neighborhoods show progress, the overall trend is alarming, sparking debates over accountability and funding. With fragmented responsibility across agencies, the urgent need is clear: smarter, sustained action to ensure everyone in L.A. County has a place to call home. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4f0fa74facdb9e30