The homeless have a new perk thanks to Mayor Zohran Mamdani: turndown service. City sanitation workers did everything this week but put mints on the greasy pillows atop makeshift beds in a booming ...

California has about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but about 45 percent of the country’s unsheltered homeless population, at about 116,000 individuals. That is down from 124,000 in 2024, but up 7 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Alexander Soofer was charged with wire fraud amid allegations he misappropriated money from his Hyde Park-based ...

The weather underscored how vulnerable people are when they do not have a safe place to shelter. At least 10 people have died, including several who had a history with the city’s shelter system. By ...

The coming snowstorm will be an inconvenience for most people. For those with no homes, it’s life-threatening, say homeless outreach workers. These officials are sounding the alarm amid predictions ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Shirley Raines, the beloved nonprofit founder and CEO who helped care for the homeless on L.A.'s Skid Row, has died, her organization said Wednesday morning. She was 58.

Raines’s nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz remembered the activist for “her tireless advocacy, deep compassion, and unwavering commitment” to helping those in need Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ...

A Westwood man was charged on Friday for fraudulently obtaining $23 million in homeless funds and spending the money meant for his charity to support his lavish lifestyle, which included the purchase ...

Federal prosecutors announced Friday that the head of a South Los Angeles charity was arrested on wire-fraud charges, accused of stealing more than $23 million meant to help people experiencing ...

Outreach teams battle mistrust, mental illness and thin resources as subzero weather pushes the city to its limits On the corner of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan beneath the landmark ...