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Homelessness

Former nonprofit CEO asks to delay arraignment on public fund theft charges

Prosecutors say that Gwendolyn Westbrook used the funds she took from a San Francisco homeless nonprofit for personal use.

Phoenix prioritizes housing in 2026 homelessness plan

Phoenix plans to invest in permanent affordable housing and develop new housing models as both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness rise.

‘Why is it tied to the money flow,’ NY judge extends temporary block on Trump social services funding freeze

In early January, the Trump administration notified five blue states that federal reimbursement funding for three social services programs was to be frozen due to concerns about fraud and misuse of funds.

LA homeless housing provider charged with stealing $10 million in funding

The executive director of Abundant Blessings is accused of misappropriating millions of dollars to spend on his upscale home, his children's private schools and vacations.

LA ordered to pay $1.8 million in lawyer fees to homeless advocates

A federal judge awarded the attorneys' fees to nonprofits that claimed the city wasn't providing enough data on its efforts to reduce homelessness as agreed to under a settlement.

Ninth Circuit upholds order for Veterans Affairs to build housing in West LA

The panel agreed with a trial judge's finding that Veterans Affairs had strayed from its mission to care for people who served in the military.