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In the News: Our Impact in the Community
From our very first lot in Koreatown to becoming the largest safe parking program in Los Angeles, Safe Parking LA has been recognized for creating pathways to stable housing and addressing vehicular homelessness with dignity and compassion. Explore our news archive to see how our work has made a difference across Los Angeles and beyond.
2025
- March 4, 2025: CBS features Safe Parking LA: The Petersen Automotive Museum hosts “Fix-It Day,” to provide participants of Safe Parking LA with service to free car repairs.
- February 27, 2025: Fix-It Day 2025: Bringing free essential car repairs to participants of Safe Parking LA
- January 7, 2025: Smart Cities Dive Highlights Safe Parking LA and other Vehicular Homelessness Programs Across the United States
- January 7, 2025: Lido Consulting: SPLA Development Director Discusses Safe Parking Programs as an Emerging Philanthropic Investment to Tackle Homelessness
2024
- September 18, 2024: CalMatters: Homeless students can sleep safely in their cars at this California college. Other campuses say no.
- September 17, 2024: The LAist Features Safe Parking LA
- June 24, 2024: Matthew Tecle Named Executive Director of Safe Parking LA
- February 21, 2024: A Car is Not a Home: Voices of Safe Parking LA Featured in the New York Times
2023
- December 20, 2023: Co-Founder Emily Uyeda Kantrim Recognized in LA Business Journal
- November 11, 2023: An abrupt jump from living in a car to an apartment is ‘almost a shock wave’
- October 14, 2023: Almost 70, unemployed, worried about his health and living in his car
- September 1, 2023: Co-Founder Emily Uyeda Kantrim Named Interim Executive Director
- July 13, 2023: Safe Parking LA Interview with Univision
- January 19, 2023: LA Board of Airport Commissioners Approves License Agreement for Safe Parking Program Near LAX
- January 12, 2023: Councilmember Blumenfeld Hosts Breakfast for Clients
2022
- October 20, 2022: Beverly Hills Day of Giving Supports Safe Parking LA
- October 5, 2022: Welcome Ori and Ellen to our Board!
- September 15, 2022: UCLA Study on Vehicular Homelessness
- August 16, 2022: USC Leadership Conversations with SPLA Executive Director
- March 29, 2022: Small & Gutsy Interviews Safe Parking LA
- March 29, 2022: The Road To Philanthropy Podcast: Serving the Homeless with Silvia Gutierrez, Safe Parking LA
2020
- July 2, 2020: Los Angeles has a major homelessness problem. These Jewish groups are helping by opening their parking lots.
- February 20, 2020: LA Daily News features safe parking program
- January 10, 2020: “Safe” parking lots give California homeless a lifeline
2019
- December 23, 2019: Living in her car, she was afraid and harassed. Then she found an unexpected refuge
- October 21, 2019: La Opinion features Safe Parking LA patrons
- July 3, 2019: Car but no home? Safe parking lots spread across West Coast.
- June 8, 2019: Column: Welcome to Garcetti’s L.A.: Heaps of trash, hordes of rats and very little leadership
- May 30, 2019: This Memorial Day, Let’s Make Sure L.A.’s Veterans Don’t Die Homeless
- April 1, 2019: Homeless Californians find safe haven in parking lots, children not spared in crisis
- April 1, 2019: These parking lots give homeless people a safe place to sleep for the night
- April 1, 2019: Everett OKs $25,000 to create safe parking lot for homeless
- March 20, 2019: Parking lots offer safe haven for homeless Californians
2018
- December 20, 2018: L.A.’s Housing Crisis Hits Hollywood: The Entertainment Workers Living in Their Cars
- December 11, 2018: For this Family, Safe Parking L.A. Was a Lifeline During the Crisis of a Lifetime
- November 20, 2018: Bloomberg mentioned Safe Parking LA in their recent article about homeless crisis
- November 17, 2018: The Chief Legislative Analyst recommends Blumenfield-Krekorian resolution to support Safe Parking programs
- August 20, 2018: Living Behind the Wheel
- July 24, 2018: LAist article highlights the need for congregation support for safe parking
- June 28, 2018: Councilmembers Joe Buscaino and Bob Blumenfield visit Safe Parking LA site
- June 14, 2018: Safe Parking LA partners with LA County Board of Supervisors
- April 17, 2018: Safe Parking LA Launches First Safe Parking Site
- March 8, 2018: Editorial: L.A. bans people from sleeping in their cars but lets them sleep on the sidewalk. That’s ridiculous
- February 20, 2018: California’s Hidden Homeless
2017
- December 6, 2017: Dr. Sale’s speech to Los Angeles Homeless and Poverty Committee
- May 20, 2017: Establish Citywide Safe Parking Program