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February 20, 2024
Nicholas Slayton
The Supreme Court Is on the Verge of Criminalizing Homelessness
As the high court deliberates, policymakers are preparing for the possibility that they might solve a problem they created in the most punitive way.
October 13, 2023
Matt Ford
Will the Supreme Court Make Life Worse for America’s Homeless?
What few constitutional rights the homeless enjoy may soon be on the line at the high court.
December 27, 2022
Nicholas Slayton
Kevin de León’s Cynical Self-Reinvention Is Hurting Los Angeles
The disgraced Los Angeles councilman says he wants to address homelessness. Advocates say he’s hurting any real progress.
October 11, 2022
Nicholas Slayton
The Last, Best Hope for Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles Is on the Ballot
With the city at a political crossroads and the unhoused foremost on the minds of voters, Measure ULA could be a game changer—if it passes.
September 12, 2022
Nicholas Slayton
Will Los Angeles’s Toxic Politics Fail the Homeless Again?
Unhoused Angelenos have become a political football just as pandemic-era programs that offered effective interventions are set to expire.
August 3, 2021
Natalie Shure
Los Angeles Liberals’ Brutal Campaign Against the Homeless
Affluent Southern Californians are funding a massive effort to criminalize the unhoused and defeat their few remaining political allies.
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