Los Angeles County has been staying put, as part of the “safer at home” order. It’s designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But for Californians in substandard housing, home isn’t a safe place to be. Reporter Aaron Mendelson has more.

Los Angeles County has been staying put, as part of the &ldquo;safer at home&rdquo; order. It&rsquo;s designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But for Californians in substandard housing, home isn&rsquo;t a safe place to be. Reporter Aaron Mendelson has more.

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'Safer At Home' When Your Home Isn’t Healthy

A new Los Angeles City Council proposal envisions a future in which renters live in buildings with less room for stairs and more room for apartments.

The motion introduced Wednesday could lead to eliminating parts of the local building code that currently require mid-sized apartment buildings to include more than one staircase.

A new Los Angeles City Council proposal envisions a future in which renters live in buildings with less room for stairs and more room for apartments.
The&nbsp;<a href="https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2025/25-0247_misc_3-5-25.pdf" data-cms-ai="0">motion</a>&nbsp;introduced Wednesday could lead to eliminating parts of the local building code that currently require mid-sized apartment buildings to include more than one staircase.

Fewer staircases in new LA buildings? Why experts say it could unlock more housing

A city of Los Angeles proposal is moving forward that would explore pulling hundreds of millions of dollars in annual funding from the region’s homeless service agency.

Council members on L.A.’s Housing and Homelessness Committee voted, 3-0, Wednesday to approve a request for a report on how the city could contract directly with homeless service providers.

Currently, the city channels funds through the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority, a joint agency overseen by the city and the county of L.A.

A city of Los Angeles proposal is moving forward that would explore pulling hundreds of millions of dollars in annual funding from the region&rsquo;s homeless service agency.
Council members on L.A.&rsquo;s Housing and Homelessness Committee voted, 3-0, Wednesday to approve a request for a report on how the city could contract directly with homeless service providers.
Currently, the city channels funds through the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lahsa.org/" data-cms-ai="0">Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority</a>, a joint agency overseen by the city and the county of L.A.

LA committee explores pulling homelessness funds from regional agency

The death rate for unhoused Angelenos remained relatively flat in 2023, and experts point to increased availability of anti-overdose medication being a potential factor, according to a report released Thursday by the L.A. County Department of Public Health.

The mortality rate rose just 1% in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available. That’s about 2,500 deaths of unhoused people in Los Angeles County that year, 45% of which were caused by drug overdoses.

On average, nearly seven people experiencing homelessness died each day in L.A. County in 2023.

The death rate for unhoused Angelenos remained relatively flat in 2023, and experts point to increased availability of anti-overdose medication being a potential factor, according to a report released Thursday by the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
The mortality rate rose just 1% in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available. That&rsquo;s about 2,500 deaths of unhoused people in Los Angeles County that year, 45% of which were caused by drug overdoses.
On average, nearly seven people experiencing homelessness died each day in L.A. County in 2023.

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