Entries by Lawrence McQuillan

LA’s Declining Homelessness Numbers: Real or Illusory?

Earlier this year, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement titled “Lasting Change: Annual Homelessness Count Down Two Years in a Row for the First Time Ever in Los Angeles.” LA officials crowed about the numbers, but the count leaves room for reasonable doubt. The annual “point-in-time” (PIT) count conducted in February (released in July) reported that homelessness […]

The Latest Plan to Exacerbate California’s Housing Crisis

Against the backdrop of a national shortage of affordable housing, due in large part to government policies, California lawmakers want to restrict corporate investment in single-family rental properties. This would make the Golden State’s housing affordability crisis worse. Since California is often a bellwether for both federal and other states’ policies, renters should hope the flawed idea dies before it spreads.

The Solution to the Homeless Crisis

Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, co-author of the report “Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions” interviewed on Dave Campbell’s Clarity from Chaos Podcast