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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - - "They already have us in tents," said Gwendolyn Shine, 69, right, responding to President-elect Trumps promise regarding the homeless, and has been living homeless on the streets of Skid Row in Los Angeles on November 20, 2024. "We're not criminals," said Keith Aaron Robinson, 44, second from left, who has been living in Skid Row for over 5 years. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to arrest thousands of homeless people sleeping in American streets and move them to large tent cities on "inexpensive land," one of several planks of his agenda that would upend a national strategy that focuses on finding people housing on a voluntary basis. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Trump takes a hard line on homelessness. Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hopes to find common ground

Trump has promised to forcibly remove homeless people and place them in tent cities. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass does not believe aggressive tactics will be needed.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón.

Abcarian: George Gascón, ousted as L.A. County’s top prosecutor, was his own worst enemy

Los Angeles, CA - November 14: Jim McDonnell is sworn in as the 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

New LAPD chief says people aren’t calling the police enough — and that needs to change

VENICE BEACH, CALIF. - JUNE 23, 2021 - Dawan Moses, director of outreach teams at St. Joseph Center, checks on a woman lying in the sand in late June. (Carla Hall / Los Angeles Times)

Editorial: L.A. County voters agreed to another tax to reduce homelessness. Let’s make sure it does

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - - Ysabel Jurado, running for Los Angeles City Council District 14, greets a supporters when she arrives at her Election Night Party at Block Party Highland Park on November 5, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Arellano: Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?

Editorial: Voters just passed L.A. County’s most important government reform in decades

Adrin Nazarian, Heather Hutt claim victory in Los Angeles City Council races

Will L.A. County’s sheriff run for reelection in 2026? ‘Absolutely,’ Robert Luna says

In a historic shift, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors will nearly double in size

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - Los Angeles City Council Member Kevin de Leon is lost in thought inside council chambers at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on September 20, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s career

Hubris was long the engine of De León’s 18-year political career. Hubris was also his downfall. De León conceded to his opponent, tenant’s rights attorney Ysabel Jurado, in a historic defeat.

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