Housing and Homeslessness

Billions have been set aside to aid struggling renters. But will the money get to those who need it in time to avert the looming eviction crisis?

While vendors watched their market share increase and collected money from the city and federal government, an L.A. TACO analysis found that hundreds of hand-washing stations and porta-potties went days, weeks and in some cases more than a month without being serviced.

This is the second investigative article by Lexis-Olivier Ray that was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 Data Fellowship.

This is the first investigative article that was produced by Lexis-Olivier Ray as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 Data Fellowship.

Part Three focuses on a city program designed to bring illegal housing units up to code and give owners a path to legalization — and how it has fallen short of expectations.

Part Two explores the dramatic decline in city housing inspections during the pandemic — and what that has meant for tenants struggling to keep a roof over their head

The saga of tenants at one dilapidated Mid-City housing complex is emblematic of a citywide problem that got worse during the pandemic.

We, the housed, worried about our jobs, food, gas, family, friends, and our future during the pandemic. The homeless did not get a chance to think about any of that.

This report is part of a larger project led by Danielle Bergstrom and Maria Ortiz-Briones as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 California Fellowship.

SF is bringing people off the streets, but a shortage of mental health workers to help them stay housed could put all this effort at risk.