L.A.’s right-left divide on solving homelessness
With an estimated 75,000 people unhoused in Los Angeles County, there’s universal agreement among our readers that the situation in Southern California is unacceptable and deserves urgent action. Mary A. Fischer, Echo Park Many heartfelt attempts by many heartfelt politicians have failed residents, who continue to face tents and trash that block sidewalks, and who fear violence by people wandering down the street. — Lisa Dieckmann, Los Angeles To the editor: Many years after recovering from homelessness and building a great life, I started working on the streets, first in San Francisco and now in Los Angeles, bringing essentials such as hygiene, laundry, haircuts and clothing to people who had lost their homes. — Ronald Stein, Irvine To the editor: The number of people experiencing homelessness has gone up in Los Angeles, and the city is becoming a very different place from the one in which I grew up.
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