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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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
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget includes $750 million for local governments to purchase motels, hotels and apartment buildings.
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The head of Los Angeles homeless initiative, which has coordinated the county’s response to the homelessness crisis and managed the disbursement of hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds, is stepping down.
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A state program, Project Homekey, has resulted in one of the largest expansions in shelter for homeless people ever. Without more federal funding, it will expire.
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Lawyers and activists for homeless people are decrying city “cleanups” near shelters
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The management of an extended-stay Studio 6 motel in Commerce locked out formerly homeless residents even as L.A. County was buying the property to house homeless people.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is asking the federal government for permission to skip the homeless count scheduled for January 2021.
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California again records its most coronavirus cases in a single day, this time amid a wave of infections that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals.
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There will still be turkey dinners, but Thanksgiving will be far less festive than usual on L.A.'s skid row this year.