Official homeless counts increasingly underestimate the number of people living on the street in three key LA neighborhoods. Without a correction, this undercount could divert resources from the communities that need them most.
The fires in Los Angeles highlight an urgent need for policy reforms in land management and community preparedness. Without sustained investment and effort, future disasters are inevitable.
In this report, the authors describe and contextualize findings from 2024 enumeration and survey efforts of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in three neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California.
The U.S. wildland firefighting system is based on resource-sharing across local, state, and federal agencies. But in a world of greater and more frequent wildfires, change is needed.
This report presents findings from the 2023 Los Angeles Longitudinal Enumeration and Demographic Survey, a study of unsheltered homelessness in three Los Angeles neighborhoods: Hollywood, Skid Row, and Venice.
