Benjamin Oreskes is a general assignment reporter in the California section. Previously, he wrote the Essential California newsletter. Before coming to The Times in February 2017, Oreskes covered foreign policy at Politico in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Northwestern University, and looks forward to seeing the Wildcats play in the Rose Bowl sometime soon.
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The county will keep 11 of its 12 Project Roomkey sites open through September, but budget constraints will keep it from expanding the program.
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A pesar de enfrentarse a un déficit presupuestario, Los Ángeles no ha solicitado reembolsos millonarios por el dinero gastado para alojar a los sin techo en medio de la pandemia.
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Despite facing a budget shortfall, Los Angeles hasn’t applied for millions in reimbursements for money spent to house homeless people amid the pandemic.
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The effort to vaccinate L.A.'s most vulnerable and hard-to-reach homeless communities, which is just getting underway, is fraught with obstacles.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that three hotels the city has been renting for vulnerable homeless people will stay open until the end of September.
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A federal judge, incensed by conditions for homeless people during the recent rainstorm, held a hearing on skid row to demand solutions.
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A wet week in L.A. has left a federal judge outraged by the conditions homeless people face and the city’s apparent inaction.
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An executive order signed by President Biden last week changed federal funding rules in a way that could potentially lift thousands of homeless Angelenos off the streets as the coronavirus continues to rage.
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On homelessness, the new Biden administration is offering to spend more on the problem — but it will need buy-in from Congress.
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Councilman Kevin De León will introduce a range of motions Tuesday with the goal creating 25,000 new housing units for homeless people by 2025