How Los Angeles Is Getting Scorched by Its Homeless Problem

How Los Angeles Is Getting Scorched by Its Homeless Problem

Francesca Padilla was awakened by the sound of screaming people and breaking glass. Soon she could hear the tortured howls of her neighbor's dog Togo as the bungalow right next to her Venice home was engulfed in flames.

How Los Angeles Is Being Scorched by Its Homeless Problem

Amid rising tensions surrounding Los Angeles' escalating homeless crisis, a troubling investigation reveals a dramatic increase in fires linked to encampments, spotlighting the city's failure to address this urgent public safety concern.

Encampments and Drug Trade Fuel Costly Destruction of Los Angeles Parks

LOS ANGELES – Public parks are meant to be shared spaces—places where families gather, children play and communities come together. But across Los Angeles, many parks have become battlegrounds in the city’s ongoing crisis over homelessness, addiction and public safety.…