Despite a very notable 18% increase in homelessness across the entire United States, the numbers in Los Angeles have seen a decrease for the first time in seven years, according to a new report released by the U.

While homelessness reached unwanted levels across the United States this year, Los Angeles is one of only a handful of metropolitan areas to record a decrease in people living on the streets. On

Sunshine Fire initially started 8:23 p.m. Dec. 21 in Los Angeles County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for five days. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.