have to do in Los Angeles. And TheWrap spoke to Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company, about the origins and evolution of this one-of-a-kind show.
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Despite major investments in housing and intervention programs and Mayor Karen Bass making the issue a centerpiece of her administration, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles area continues to skyrocket, with results of the most recent count released today showing a 9% year-over-year increase in homelessness in the county, and a 10% jump in the city.
According to the results of the point-in-time count conducted in January, there were 75,518 people experiencing homelessness in the county, and 46,260 in the city of Los Angeles.
That’s up from 69,144 in the county last year, and 41,980 in the city.
For a longer-term comparison, the 2019 count of those in shelters or on the street in the county was 56,000. That means, in the past four years, the homeless population has risen an eye-popping 35%.
“These results are disappointing,” Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Janice Hahn said in a statement. “It is frustrating to have more people fall into homelessness even as we are investing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and resources into efforts to bring people inside. I appreciate the cities that have stepped up and supported solutions, but these numbers prove that solutions-oriented cities are too few and far between.
“I hold out hope that the new partnership between the county and city of Los Angeles will make a difference and help us more effectively address this crisis. 2023 needs to be a watershed year for us where we turn these trends around.”
Bass ran on the promise to “house 15,000 people by the end of year one” of her tenure. Earlier this month, she said more than 14,000 had been moved indoors thusfar. In April, Bass called on the city to budget $1.3 billion in 2024 to
have to do in Los Angeles. And TheWrap spoke to Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company, about the origins and evolution of this one-of-a-kind show.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the SAG-AFTRA strike a “historic inflection point” that will have an impact on the overall economy, while suggesting that she would be working on a resolution.
Universal’s romantic comedy “The List” teases Halston Sage and Christian Navarro finding love in a hopeless place – Los Angeles. Abby (Sage) wasn’t expecting to add Jake (Navarro) to her dating itinerary, but after a rough breakup leads to her building a list of celebrity “free passes” and traveling to Los Angeles to court the rich and famous, his ambition and charm catches her off guard and flips her expectations of love on their head.The romcom charts Abby’s personal reinvention when her fiancé cheats on her and sleeps with a celebrity on his “free pass” list.
Jennifer Garner had a tough workout this weekend. The actress was photographed in Los Angeles as she honed in her boxing skills on a private outdoor lesson with a personal trainer. Photos show Garner giving her workout her all and having a laugh after completing it.
Viva Las Vegas indeed! Thinking of moving here? Have any questions? We’re happy to answer in the comments!
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “A Transparent Musical” is heading to New York and Broadway. The show, the first stage play from Amazon Studios, premiered in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum in May — becoming the last show at the Taper for now, as Center Theater Group has canceled all shows at the stage following the close of “A Transparent Musical” on June 25. But whereas the Mark Taper is on hold, “A Transparent Musical” has big things in store. According to Amazon, the show’s producers “intend to bring the show to Broadway sometime in 2024.” The musical, or course, is based on Amazon Prime Video’s Emmy-winning series “Transparent,” created by Joey Soloway, who also wrote the book to the stage musical with MJ Kaufman. Faith Soloway wrote the music and lyrics to “A Transparent Musical.”
Have y’all ever seen a more glamorous cast?!
Tina Knowles' home in Los Angeles was the target of a burglary earlier this week. The fashion designer — and mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles — was robbed, though luckily, no one was home at the time.LAPD officials confirmed to ET on Sunday that «officers responded to burglary investigation and did take a burglary report for an incident [that happened on] July 5th.»The LAPD also confirmed that no one was at the residence at the time the burglary occurred and stated that the investigation is ongoing.The burglary was discovered Wednesday morning by someone working for Knowles, who found that her entire safe had been removed from the residence, reports.The outlet also reports that the safe contained over $1 million in cash and jewelry belonging to Knowles.No further details have been made public regarding how the culprits managed to enter the residence or abscond with the full safe.
Rapper Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, addressed Los Angeles's crime crisis last week in response to the recent reinstatement of the zero bail policy. Jackson shared a FOX 11 Los Angeles segment about the zero bail policy on Instagram Reels Thursday.The policy, which was adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to reduce crowding in prisons, drops bail to as low as $0 for suspects accused of misdemeanors and non-violent felonies. "LA is finished watch how bad it gets out there.SMH [shaking my head]" the "Candy Shop" rapper wrote on Instagram.
Rapper/actor 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson)said on Instagram that Los Angeles is “finished” now that they’ve instituted a zero-bail policy that took effect in May.
The beloved Broadway musical Into the Woods is now playing in Los Angeles and many members of the recent Broadway revival cast are leading the production!
Earlier this week when the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released its annual Homeless Count, this year’s 10% rise countywide represented the second-biggest rise in the report’s five year history. But hidden in that countywide jump was an even bigger surprise.
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout from the Los Angeles Angels, and Freddie Freeman, J.D. Martinez, and Mookie Betts from the Los Angeles Dodgers were named as starters to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, set for July 11 in Seattle.
Producer Seth Rogen is showing support for his upcoming movie Joy Ride at the Los Angeles premiere on Monday night (June 26).
If you’re a single person making $70,000 in Los Angeles, you are considered low income. If you make $80,000 in Orange County, you’re also in that category
Minka Kelly and Dan Reynolds are still going strong after more than six months together.
Kendall Jenner isn’t planning on adding her own kids to the Kardashian-Jenner empire anytime soon. The 27-year-old made it clear she wasn’t going to be a parent in the near future during a recent interview. "I’m excited for that time in my life," Jenner told WSJ Magazine for their Summer Digital Issue.
Thania Garcia Just one day after Bebe Rexha was attacked on stage by a concert-goer, pop singer Ava Max suffered a similar experience during her Los Angeles show on June 20. The 29-year-old singer was performing at the Fonda in Hollywood when a man jumped on stage and extended his arm to touch her. In fan-captured videos, and according to comments from people who attended the show, security fought to block the man from Max but his hand managed to strike her in the face. “He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye. He’s never coming to a show again,” the singer tweeted early Wednesday morning, adding two angry emojis. “Thank you to the fans for being spectacular tonight in LA though!!”
Thania Garcia On the heels of announcing a string of back-to-back tour dates in Europe and the U.K., Fred Again has announced new dates in the United States. The trek will include a record-setting eight-night residency at Los Angeles’ Shrine Expo Hall that kicks off on Oct. 24 and ends on Nov. 2. He will additionally play Miami’s III Points festival on Oct. 20 and deliver three back-to-back sets in New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, another first for the venue. “We’ve had some of the most beautiful times ever here,” the electronic DJ and producer stated in the caption of his U.S. tour announcement on social media. “As I said in the last post I do jus [sic] wanna say that I do very much wanna come back to lots of other cities down the line. But right now for the type of things I want to try wit [sic] the show and musically it made most sense to set up in one venue for more shows rather than moving about.”