Karen Bass: “Unfortunately, the child welfare system as a whole has not truly recognized trafficking as a crisis within the foster…”

The Trump Administration has driven up the cost of gas, groceries, and rent — pushing more families to the edge — and slashed critical safety net funding.

We must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision and accountability systems are sufficient.

First of all, while the nation's homelessness went up 18%, we went down 18%.

Residents, public agencies and elected officials have repeatedly sought timely information regarding the cleanup, remediation, environmental monitoring and recovery.