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LA Homelessness Plummets for Second Straight Year: 2025 Count Reveals Significant Progress

LA Homelessness Plummets for Second Straight Year: 2025 Count Reveals Significant Progress

LA Homelessness Plummets for Second Straight Year: 2025 Count Reveals Significant Progress Los Angeles County has reported a significant breakthrough in its fight against homelessness, with the 2025 annual count revealing a 4% decline in the overall homeless population. This marks the second consecutive year of decreases after a long period of steady increases. The latest figures, based on a February 2025 snapshot and released this week, show an even more dramatic 10% reduction in the unsheltered population—those living directly…

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Federal Immigration Operation in MacArthur Park Sparks Outcry, Mayor Bass Condemns Tactics

Federal Immigration Operation in MacArthur Park Sparks Outcry, Mayor Bass Condemns Tactics

Federal Immigration Operation in MacArthur Park Sparks Outcry, Mayor Bass Condemns Tactics A significant federal immigration operation unfolded in Los Angeles’s MacArthur Park yesterday morning, July 8th, drawing widespread condemnation and a direct intervention from Mayor Karen Bass. Federal agents, including mounted units and personnel in tactical gear, deployed across the park, accompanied by Humvees and a Black Hawk helicopter overhead. The highly visible show of force, however, met with an unexpectedly empty park, as social media warnings since Sunday…

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Trump DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policy Amid Escalating Immigration Crackdown

Trump DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policy Amid Escalating Immigration Crackdown

Trump DOJ Sues Los Angeles Over Sanctuary City Policy Amid Escalating Immigration Crackdown The U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, has filed a landmark lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass, and City Council members, seeking to block enforcement of L.A.’s controversial sanctuary city ordinance. Filed on Monday in California’s Central District federal court, the suit alleges that Los Angeles’s policy is “illegal” and severely impedes federal efforts to address what the administration terms a…

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