
August 19, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Two weeks ago we told you twenty-nine thousand people sleep outside in the city of Los Angeles. This week the countywide count tells us who is going without a home across the region. Black Angelenos are under ten percent of this county. They're thirty-one point eight percent of everyone in it without a home.Marcus and Nia break down the week's five biggest stories for our readers.0:00 Cold open0:58 Housing: Black Angelenos Disproportionately Unhoused in 2026 Greater LA Homeless Count3:31 Ballot: On Your November Ballot: Prop 37 Would Assist Middle-Income Californians to Take Out Second…
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