# L.A. Homelessness Rises Amid Political Pressure | Los Angeles News

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Podcast: [Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113)
Published: 2026-07-23T23:56:28+00:00
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Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews L.A. faces a sobering rise in homelessness, with unsheltered numbers surging 7.9% in the city and 3.5% countywide — a major setback for Mayor Karen Bass’s reelection campaign and her pledge to end street homelessness. Despite progress like housing over a thousand veterans and cutting unsheltered counts by double digits, funding cuts, mental health gaps, and LAHSA’s crumbling oversight are stalling momentum. With federal funding at risk and city officials eyeing a potential exit from LAHSA, Bass is pushing for a more transparent, results-driven system — even as political analysts warn this data could hurt her chances. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/33c1e1e22861c89f

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