Los Angeles needs independent commission to investigate its fire response
January 23, 2025 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: Although extreme fire warnings preceding the Palisades and Eaton fires…
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Pillows and blankets can be signs of illegal camping in Santa Monica
A closely divided Santa Monica City Council voted this week to remove a section of its anti-camping ordinance that allowed…
City workers cleared homeless camp at Dockweiler State Beach
A homeless encampment that neighbors said had been growing at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey was dismantled Thursday,…
Taking a law-and-order approach to clearing Los Angeles' homeless encampments
August 12, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor:Los Angeles’ response to the problem of street encampments has been…
As San Francisco clears homeless encampments, where will people go?
SAN FRANCISCO – A week into what Mayor London Breed called a “very aggressive” effort to clear out homeless encampments…
Nothing will solve the homeless problem until we solve the high cost of housing
To the editor: Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is okay to move homeless people from one area…
Letters to the editor: We are approaching the homelessness crisis the wrong way
To the editor: As for the Supreme Court's decision on Grants Pass, no one wants to see homeless people arrested…
Supreme Court rules that cities can enforce laws against homeless encampments
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities in California and the West can enforce laws that restrict homeless encampments…
Doctors Reattach Los Angeles Firefighter's Nearly Severed Ear After Explosion
A Los Angeles firefighter who nearly lost one of his ears in an explosion while fighting a wildfire has been…
Los Angeles firefighter injured in explosion during fire near homeless encampment
A Los Angeles firefighter was seriously injured in an explosion Monday afternoon as crews battled a wildfire near a homeless…