My Improbable Descent Into Homelessness

I Was Living with My Parents in Santa Monica When Our Life Began to Fall Apart

The homelessness issue in America can feel like an overwhelming and abstract problem. As such, it’s understandable that politicians talk about it in broad terms and propose broad policies that treat all types of homelessness as the same.

But as someone who was homeless until quite recently and is committed to finding solutions, I believe the key is to address homelessness with incremental policy initiatives, targeting specific groups. And I think we should start with homeless young people, who have immense potential to change their lives with assistance.

I was 18 and …

by Quinn French | September 14, 2015

Homelessness Is Not Inevitable

While It Now Seems Like a Social Norm, There Are Actions We Can Take to Keep People off the Streets

by Paul Bisceglio | June 30, 2015

Ten years ago, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez attended what he refers to as a “dog and pony show” on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Its topic: the plan to …

Don’t Give the Homeless Your Sympathy

What They Really Need Is Access to Affordable Housing and Jobs

June 26, 2015

It doesn’t take more than a stroll down a city street to see that America has a homelessness problem. The guy tucked into in a stained blanket on the bench, …

Cruising East L.A. Before Dawn

I Get on My Bike While the City Sleeps to Deliver Food to the Homeless

February 17, 2015

by Aurelio Jose Barrera

Every morning I wake up before 5 a.m. and head out from my house to walk for an hour. But one or two days a week, I …

Why Are Politicians Pretending to Be Homeless?

Candidates Think Selfies on Skid Row Can Get Them Street Cred

by Lawrence A. Herzog | January 15, 2015

In the mythology of ancient Greece, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, disguises himself as a beggar to gain an advantage over his enemies. In Shakespeare’s King Lear, a nobleman masquerading as …

How Laptop Living Almost Left Me Homeless

When an Internet Connection Is the Only Thing Tethering You to the World, It’s Easy to Find Yourself Hovering More or Less Nowhere

by Heather Seggel | October 2, 2014

Last week I turned 45. I may soon become homeless.

I am not the stereotypical candidate for homelessness: I have a B.A. in English and a small business as a copywriter. …

Homeless Services Don’t End Homelessness

Good Intentions Notwithstanding, Soup Kitchens and Shelters Have Become an Industry Unto Themselves

Don’t Look Away. Homeless People Are Your Neighbors

By Engaging Their Communities—and Talking to People on the Streets—Angelenos Can Help People Find Housing

Why Won’t Policymakers Talk More About Drugs and Homelessness?

A Strict ‘Housing First’ Approach Oversimplifies the Complexity of a West Coast Epidemic

What’s Behind California’s Sudden Urge to Help the Homeless?

It’s the Rich, Now Crowded Next to the Destitute in the Housing-Crunched State, Who Are Driving Politicians’ Newfound Attentiveness

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