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The Unhoused
housing crisis
Sept. 27, 2022
‘It Was Imperfect by Definition’
Talking to the lawyer behind New York’s “right to shelter” 40 years later.
By
Bridget Read
the unhoused
July 28, 2022
Trump’s Grotesque Plan to ‘End Homelessness’ Is Already Mainstream Policy
Among plenty of Democrats, too.
By
Alissa Walker
our mayor
June 27, 2022
Eric Adams Tracks Homeless Encampments on a Google Doc
It’s his “system,” and he gets mad when police don’t use it.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
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Los Angeles Is Trying to Ban Bike Repair in Public
The council just advanced an ordinance that would make it illegal to be in public space with bike parts.
By
Alissa Walker
the unhoused
May 20, 2022
The Homeless Shelter Bearing Alex Trebek’s Name Is Finally Open
The
Jeopardy!
host was a generous and outspoken advocate for more housing.
By
Alissa Walker
the unhoused
Apr. 7, 2022
The 8-Hour Standoff Against a Homeless-Encampment Sweep in the East Village
Seven people were arrested after protesting the removal of the tents near Tompkins Square Park.
By
Sam Russek
the unhoused
Mar. 15, 2022
A 24-Hour Manhunt and a Fleeting Sense of Safety for Unhoused New Yorkers
The suspect in a fatal shooting spree is in custody. What the city does next will matter more.
By
Clio Chang
the unhoused
Aug. 16, 2021
Shelters Were Supposed to Get Better Air Circulation This Year. They Didn’t.
“Ventilation? What ventilation? … Where we’re sleeping at, there’s nothing.”
By
Kevin T. Dugan
housing
June 15, 2021
The Homeless-to-Hotels Program Is Ending, and Nobody’s Ready
Advocates fear mass eviction; hoteliers say their businesses are still in crisis.
By
Kevin T. Dugan
public space
Mar. 26, 2021
Last Night in Echo Park
On the scene as the LAPD evicted an enormous community of unhoused residents from the shore of Echo Park Lake.
By
Alissa Walker
encounter
Oct. 14, 2020
Theo Henderson Influences L.A. City Policy. For 7 Years, He’s Lived in the Park.
His podcast,
We the Unhoused
, is made from wherever he can charge up his phone.
By
Alissa Walker