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To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Opening Their Doors And Inviting Them To Stay

5:24pm December 13, 2018

by Anna Scott

Until recently, Helen and Bryan Lopez had been homeless in LA County. Then they moved in with the Rapkin family as part of a small program that places homeless youth in people's homes, not shelters.

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Beau Stanton painted this mural on a Los Angeles school in 2016. Later this month it will be removed, following complaints from community members.

Rays Of Sun Or A Reminder Of Atrocities? After Protests, L.A. Mural Will Be Removed

9:53pm December 11, 2018

by Ian Stewart

The artist says he meant no harm, but some Korean neighbors see echoes of a flag flown by the imperial Japanese army during World War II.

Rep.-elect Andy Levin, D-Mich. (left); Rep.-elect Veronica Escobar, D-Texas (center); and Rep.-elect Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, talk following a photo of the incoming members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

It Was A Big, Blue Wave: Democrats Pick Up Most House Seats In A Generation

4:36pm November 14, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats have picked up 33 seats in the House and could get to 39. While some felt a letdown on election night, Democrats' House gains are their biggest since the wave election following Watergate.

A PodShare co-living building in Venice Beach, Calif. Dorm beds here go for about $1,400 per month.

Can't Find An Affordable Home? Try Living In A Pod

4:41pm October 21, 2018

by Anna Scott

Co-living projects are popping up in cities where housing costs are too expensive for middle-income residents. It's dorm-life for adults, with shared kitchens and bathrooms, and it doesn't come cheap.

Patrick Torres, Erik Miron, Bergen Moore of the Vignes Rooftop Revival on the way to a gig in downtown Los Angeles.

One Band's Key Instrument: Wheels

2:41pm October 06, 2018

by Lisa Napoli

An acoustic jazz band in Los Angeles make their way to their gigs, instruments and all, by bike and skateboard. Occasionally, they have to use the metro, but human-powered transport is preferred.

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Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, 7, sings the national anthem on Sunday night at a LA Galaxy soccer game.

7-Year-Old Girl Belts Out National Anthem, Steals Show At MLS Match

4:20pm September 25, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja stunned the crowd of 25,000 gathered to watch the LA Galaxy take on the Seattle Sounders. Her gut-busting performance has gone viral.

A passenger at Union Station in Los Angeles is scanned with Thruvision technology, designed to reveal suspicious objects on people, during a Transportation Security Administration demonstration on Tuesday.

National

Los Angeles Is Deploying Body Scanners To Screen Metro Riders

5:00pm August 15, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

LA's public transit system says it is the first in the U.S. to buy passive millimeter wave scanners for Metro stations. The Transportation Security Administration has been doing tests for a year.

The house that played the home, at least from the outside, of the Brady family from the sitcom The Brady Bunch is currently for sale in the Los Angeles neighborhood Studio City.

National

'Brady Bunch' House Is Ready For A New Story

6:10pm July 19, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Does this house look familiar? It appeared during the beginning and ending credits of The Brady Bunch and is now for sale.

Jesse Henderson (left), an Army veteran, walks Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles looking for homeless veterans. His job is to try and connect them with support resources, including transitional housing, offered by the nonprofit U.S.Vets.

National

Fewer Homeless Veterans On LA's Streets

7:42am July 16, 2018

by Gloria Hillard

The city's most recent homeless count showed that the veteran homeless population had declined 18 percent. But some advocates caution that veteran homelessness is an ever-changing dynamic.

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A pink umbrella peeks through a collapsed tent home on L.A's Skid Row.

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Women Of LA's Skid Row Tell Their Stories Through The Anger, Despair On Their Faces

7:02am June 01, 2018

by Gloria Hillard

One 51-year-old woman has been living on the streets for two years. "I've been raped, I've been stabbed, it's been hard out here for me," she says.

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