L.A. officials say last year they made more placements of unhoused people into permanent housing than ever. Still, the overall number of people experiencing homelessness stayed flat. LAist housing reporter David Wagner explains. 

L.A. officials say last year they made more placements of unhoused people into permanent housing than ever. Still, the overall number of people experiencing homelessness stayed flat. LAist housing reporter David Wagner explains.

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Permanent housing in LA increased sharply last year. So why didn’t homelessness go down?

Two members of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on Wednesday proposed sweeping reforms that could end up on the November ballot.

The proposals include expanding the size of the board from five to nine, making the county CEO an elected position, and creating an independent ethics commission.

Two members of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on Wednesday proposed sweeping reforms that could end up on the November ballot.
The proposals include expanding the size of the board from five to nine, making the county CEO an elected position, and creating an independent ethics commission.

Proposed ballot measure could nearly double size of LA County Board of Supervisors

It's been nearly a month since the city of Rancho Palos Verdes started drilling bore holes as part of a long-term effort to slow the Portuguese Bend landslide, which has accelerated in recent years and is threatening a number of neighborhoods in the area.

So far, four out of the 20 exploratory boreholes have been completed at both the top of the slide and along Palos Verdes Drive South, offering insight into what's going on beneath the surface. Experts are analyzing soil conditions and trying to locate the pockets of water they believe are making the slide worse.

The idea is that water's been getting trapped by layers of thick and sticky clay, adding weight to the hillsides. Once they locate the water, they'll start to pump it out with hydraugers — the hope being that as the weight is relieved, the slide will slow.

It's been <a href="https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/rancho-palos-verdes-takes-first-big-step-towards-possibly-slowing-portuguese-bend-slide" data-cms-ai="0">nearly a month</a> since the city of Rancho Palos Verdes started drilling bore holes as part of a long-term effort to slow the Portuguese Bend landslide, which has accelerated in recent years and is threatening a number of neighborhoods in the area.
So far, four out of the 20 exploratory boreholes have been completed at both the top of the slide and along Palos Verdes Drive South, offering insight into what's going on beneath the surface. Experts are analyzing soil conditions and trying to locate the pockets of water they believe are making the slide worse.
The idea is that water's been getting trapped by layers of thick and sticky clay, adding weight to the hillsides. Once they locate the water, they'll start to pump it out with hydraugers — the hope being that as the weight is relieved, the slide will slow.

Palos Verdes landslide drilling operation could hit a geyser of water next week

The university is hiring staff and making progress repatriating Native remains and artifacts, as state officials criticize CSU campuses for moving too slow to return items to tribes.

The university is hiring staff and making progress repatriating Native remains and artifacts, as state officials criticize CSU campuses for moving too slow to return items to tribes.

Permanent housing in LA increased sharply last year. So why didn’t homelessness go down?

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