Bass-led turnout surge crashes meeting to replace L.A. homeless outreach agency
A meeting to choose a new agency to guide L.A.'s homeless services broke down when more than 1,500 people sought to vote on the matter online.
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Copper theft, flooding and empty beds plague L.A. homeless housing, report finds
A new report on L.A.'s homeless services system finds fractured and inefficient data systems, and adds detail on other problems such as water damage, elevator outages and copper theft.
Bass is asked to testify before Congress about waste and fraud in L.A.'s response to homelessness
Rep. Tim Burchett, chair of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, said his panel is concerned about "potential misallocation of federal dollars."
Homelessness has increased in L.A., dealing fresh setback to Mayor Karen Bass
The numbers from this year's point-in-time homelessness count delivered a major blow to Bass, who is seeking reelection and has made the issue a central part of her agenda.
