One day, a Serbian man, who often takes it upon himself to feed stray dogs in his hometown, found a tiny abandoned puppy that tugged at his heartstrings. The pup, starving and alone, was using a shoe for shelter, and the man simply couldn’t leave her behind. It was cold outside when Goran Marinkovic, 48,…
Man Finds Poor Abandoned Puppy Living in a Shoe, Feeds Her, Finds Her Perfect Forever Home
Suspected Arrested in Fatal Stabbing at Brentwood Homeless Encampment
LOS ANGELES—A man was arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing another man who intervened in a dispute between the suspect and his girlfriend today at a homeless encampment outside the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs facilities. The attack was reported at about 6:40 a.m. at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department….
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Stabbing at Brentwood Homeless Encampment
LOS ANGELES—A man was arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing another man who intervened in a dispute between the suspect and his girlfriend today at a homeless encampment outside the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs facilities. The attack was reported at about 6:40 a.m. at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department….
Venice Neighborhood Councilors File Hate Crime Complaint Against Larry Elder’s Attackers
Venice Neighborhood Councilmembers Soledad Ursua and Chie Lunn, who toured gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder around the city’s infamous homeless encampments, filed a hate crime complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department against the Sept. 8 attackers. During a walk-through of Elder’s campaign stop at Venice Beach, over 10 hecklers harassed him, throwing projectiles, and allegedly…
Los Angeles Resumes Homeless Encampment Cleanups
The City of Los Angeles resumed its CARE Plus homeless encampment cleanups this week after the cleanups were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, the city council voted to resume the cleanups, which require the homeless to take down their tents so the Los Angeles Sanitation Department can sweep and wash the streets…
Dog Chases Owner in Ambulance
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
Los Angeles City Council Considers Developing Facilities for Homeless to Store Belongings
Homeless people in Los Angeles may soon be able to store their possessions in small-scale shipping storage facilities on city-owned properties such as parking lots and vacant parcels. The Los Angeles city council voted Aug. 31 to pursue a motion that directs city officials to look into options for funding the program, and for five different storage facility locations across the…
California Fails to Allocate Millions in CARES Act Funding to Homeless Services
California auditors raised concerns on the homeless housing department for its role as a statewide leader in addressing the homelessness crisis, citing it failed to properly allocate millions in COVID-19 pandemic funding. A state audit of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CDHCD) released Aug. 24 found $316 million in federal funding received through the CARES…
Los Angeles City Council Passes Motion to Crack Down on Illegal Dumping
The Los Angeles City Council voted Aug. 25 to crack down on illegal dumping in the city, an issue that has been brewing over the last few years. Under the measure, the city will reconvene an interdepartmental group who will focus on targeting dumping after a report from the Los Angeles Controller’s office in March found…
Anaheim Unveils New Affordable Housing Project Created From Former Motel
Anaheim unveiled its first motel-to-affordable housing conversion site on Aug. 23, the first completed project of the city’s 2019 effort to create affordable housing solutions for the homeless. Called Buena Esperanza, the project took the former Econo Lodge and completely renovated it into a permanent supportive housing community, with 69 studio apartments for veterans, those…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta