The homeless are dying in record numbers on the streets of L.A.
5 years, 8 months ago

The homeless are dying in record numbers on the streets of L.A.

Salon  

A record number of homeless people — 918 last year alone — are dying across Los Angeles County, on bus benches, hillsides, railroad tracks and sidewalks. It’s just a tragedy.” Nearly 53,000 people were homeless in L.A. County last year, according to a point-in-time count of homeless residents, an increase of about 39% since 2014. “Otherwise next year it’s going to be more than 1,000.” Substance Abuse Drugs and alcohol played a direct role in at least a quarter of the deaths of homeless people over the past five years, according to the analysis of the coroner’s data. The coroner’s cause of death determination “doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story,” said Brian Elias, the county’s chief of coroner investigations, who called the increase “alarming.” A person who is homeless may get an infection on top of a chronic disease on top of a substance abuse disorder — and all of those together lead to bad outcomes. “If you are on the streets, you are not getting the attention you need.” ‘Ready For Bad Luck To Happen’ Homeless residents in Los Angeles also died from the same ailments as the general population — heart disease, cancer, lung disease, diabetes and infections.

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History of this topic

Letters to the Editor: These problems will always prevent L.A. from solving homelessness
5 days, 12 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: These problems will always prevent L.A. from solving homelessness

LA Times  

To the editor: Both the city and county of Los Angeles are considering breaking up the L.A. According to LAHSA, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County declined by 0.27% in 2024 compared to 2023. Nationally, for every 100 people who exited homelessness in 2024, another 118 entered into homelessness, according to the federal government. So the …

A radical reshaping of L.A. County’s homeless services system is proposed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A radical reshaping of L.A. County’s homeless services system is proposed

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, from right, and L.A. County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger join other volunteers to count the homeless in North Hollywood on Jan. 23. Responding to long-standing dissatisfaction over the effectiveness of homelessness programs, Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger are proposing a new county department that would take over hundreds of millions …

US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streets
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streets

The Independent  

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Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count
6 months, 1 week ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-running crisis of tens of thousands of people sleeping in cars and encampments. Results released Friday from a federally required tally conducted in January found 75,312 people were homeless on …

For the first time since 2018, homeless count finds fewer people living on L.A. streets
6 months, 2 weeks ago

For the first time since 2018, homeless count finds fewer people living on L.A. streets

LA Times  

After climbing for the last five years, overall homelessness leveled off in Los Angeles this year, with fewer people living on the streets, according to the annual count released Friday. “These shifts in both the city and the county mean that this year, across our region, more people are experiencing homelessness inside, where they are safer, where they have food, …

Editorial: Drop in L.A.’s homeless population shows efforts to house people are paying off
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Drop in L.A.’s homeless population shows efforts to house people are paying off

LA Times  

Wah Chen, 52, counts a homeless man sleeping next to his tent while participating in the second night of the 2024 Los Angeles County homeless count on Jan. 24. The results of the 2024 point-in-time homeless count released Friday show a 2.2% drop in the population of unhoused people living in the city of Los Angeles, from 46,260 in 2023 …

Editorial: Lack of housing is pushing more seniors onto the streets. That’s on all of us
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Lack of housing is pushing more seniors onto the streets. That’s on all of us

LA Times  

All homelessness is troubling. A new study, “Toward Dignity: Understanding Older Adult Homelessness” by the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco, took a deep look at the aging homeless population in California. For them all, housing had been precarious to start with — 46% of older homeless people did not have a rental lease …

Deadly overdoses stopped surging among L.A. County homeless people. Narcan could be why
8 months ago

Deadly overdoses stopped surging among L.A. County homeless people. Narcan could be why

LA Times  

Registered nurse Linda Leimer with the L.A. County Department of Health Services, left, hands Narcan nasal spray to a man in Van Nuys in 2022. Now a newly released report shows that the death rate from overdoses stopped rising among unhoused people in the county in 2022 — the year L.A. County was stepping up its efforts to save lives. …

Many homeless in L.A. died from drugs in 2023, preliminary data show
9 months, 1 week ago

Many homeless in L.A. died from drugs in 2023, preliminary data show

LA Times  

Tents line the sidewalk at a homeless encampment in the Rampart Village neighborhood of Los Angeles in November 2021. Data released Thursday by City Controller Kenneth Mejia show at least 898 homeless people died last year on streets, in shelters, on freeways and elsewhere. Mejia’s report, which analyzed Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner preliminary data, did not break …

It’s now significantly more deadly to be homeless. Why are so many people dying?
10 months ago

It’s now significantly more deadly to be homeless. Why are so many people dying?

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by CalMatters, nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics. The study’s co-author, Matthew Fowle of the University of Pennsylvania, said the 238% increase was “astonishing.” “It’s unlike any other mortality trend that we really see in demography,” he said. Can I get enough food to eat?’ You can’t think about these other longer-term …

Photos: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway

LA Times  

The annual three-night Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway with volunteers fanning out to tally the number of unsheltered individuals, tents, vehicles and makeshift shelters they see in their assigned census tract. The 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count revealed a 9% year-over-year increase in homelessness in Los Angeles County and a 10% rise in Los Angeles. While participating …

Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to confront the crisis of tens of thousands of people living on the streets. Up to 6,000 volunteers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority fanned out for the effort’s main component, the unsheltered street tally. AP AUDIO: …

Homelessness is down in South L.A. But nearly 13,000 remain unhoused
1 year ago

Homelessness is down in South L.A. But nearly 13,000 remain unhoused

LA Times  

A string of tents and makeshift shelters sat for years west of the 110 Freeway, across the street from an elementary school in the Vermont Vista neighborhood. While homelessness increased in other parts of the city, South L.A. had 10% fewer unhoused people than the previous year, according to the annual point-in-time count conducted last January. Karen McGee, a homelessness …

Homeless numbers in Los Angeles could surge again, even as thousands move to temporary shelter
1 year ago

Homeless numbers in Los Angeles could surge again, even as thousands move to temporary shelter

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — In the hours after being elected mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass made a promise that will be an inescapable metric of her time in office: “We are going to solve homelessness.” The Democratic member of Congress, who had been on then-candidate Joe Biden’s short list for vice president, envisioned streets clear of more than 40,000 homeless …

San Francisco’s homeless population 16 times more likely to die suddenly than housed neighbors, study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

San Francisco’s homeless population 16 times more likely to die suddenly than housed neighbors, study finds

LA Times  

Unhoused people in San Francisco, shown above in 2021, are far more likely to die suddenly than their housed neighbors, a UC San Francisco study found. Unhoused people living in San Francisco are 16 times more likely to die suddenly than their fellow residents who are housed, according to a new study led by researchers from UC San Francisco. “These …

More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate
1 year, 4 months ago

More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate

Live Mint  

The U.S. has seen a record increase in homeless people this year as the Covid-19 pandemic fades, according to a Wall Street Journal review of data from around the country. How we compiled the U.S. homeless numbers The Journal reviewed available data from more than 300 entities that count homeless people in areas ranging from cities to entire states. Denver …

Single homeless women in L.A. County suffer high levels of violence, new study finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Single homeless women in L.A. County suffer high levels of violence, new study finds

LA Times  

A woman named Cuba wakes up early on the sidewalk in Los Angeles’ Skid Row in 2021. Single homeless women make up nearly 70% of the women experiencing homelessness on any given night in the county, according to the report. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported 22,320 women experiencing homelessness in 2023, including women with partners or family households …

Editorial: L.A.’s homeless numbers are grim. We must keep building housing and expanding services
1 year, 6 months ago

Editorial: L.A.’s homeless numbers are grim. We must keep building housing and expanding services

LA Times  

An encampment in downtown Los Angeles along an offramp to the 110 Freeway in 2019. Especially alarming is the 18% jump from 2022 in the number of chronically homeless people in the county These are the most vulnerable individuals in the homeless population — the ones who have been unhoused for at least a year and struggle with a mental …

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count
1 year, 6 months ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count

Associated Press  

The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year in the latest marker of how deep the crisis is of people sleeping in cars, encampments or shelters in California. Results released Thursday from a federally required tally conducted in January found 75,518 people were homeless on any given night across …

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count
1 year, 6 months ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count

The Independent  

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Here’s what parts of L.A. County saw biggest rise in homelessness
1 year, 6 months ago

Here’s what parts of L.A. County saw biggest rise in homelessness

LA Times  

Residents of a homeless encampment outside their tents on Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles. The homeless count for Los Angeles County is in, and officials say the numbers are discouraging. The annual point-in-time count released Thursday by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found a 9% increase in Los Angeles County and a 10% increase in the city of Los …

Fentanyl overdoses contribute to surge in L.A. County homeless deaths
1 year, 7 months ago

Fentanyl overdoses contribute to surge in L.A. County homeless deaths

LA Times  

A devastating surge in drug overdoses drove up deaths among unhoused people in Los Angeles County in recent years, along with the rising toll of traffic collisions and homicides, according to a public health department report released Friday. The leading cause of death was drug overdoses, which made up more than a third of deaths among homeless people in L.A. …

US homeless numbers stay about the same as before pandemic
2 years ago

US homeless numbers stay about the same as before pandemic

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms what’s obvious to people in many cities: Homelessness is persisting despite increased local efforts. The 2022 All In strategy roadmap made public Monday follows a 2010 …

Editorial: The VA must do better to house homeless veterans on its West L.A. campus
2 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: The VA must do better to house homeless veterans on its West L.A. campus

LA Times  

A fire official walks past some of the tiny home shelters that were damaged or destroyed in a fire on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles on Sept. 9. The Department of Veterans Affairs has failed miserably in its promise to house homeless veterans on the sprawling grounds of its West L.A. campus. Since the 2015 settlement of …

Los Angeles homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?
2 years, 3 months ago

Los Angeles homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?

LA Times  

Jose Luis Camargo washes a skillet outside his camp under an elevated ramp linking the 110 to the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles. “I just don’t think a point-in-time count makes sense of really helping people,” said Connie Brooks, a Venice resident who participates in the unofficial counts that consistently show more than 200 homeless people in the area. “I …

Editorial: Want to fix homelessness in Los Angeles? The pandemic showed us how to do it
2 years, 3 months ago

Editorial: Want to fix homelessness in Los Angeles? The pandemic showed us how to do it

LA Times  

For two years, the county of Los Angeles postponed its annual count of the homeless population due to concerns about COVID. The count revealed that the population of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County increased just 4% since the 2020 tally, which is significantly smaller than the year-over-year increases in the 2019 and 2020 counts. The city numbers remained …

LA County homeless numbers up but many more went to shelters
2 years, 4 months ago

LA County homeless numbers up but many more went to shelters

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County increased again but at a much slower pace than in previous years, according to figures released Thursday that show that more people left the streets for shelters. By comparison, the county saw a 25.9% rise in the homeless population between 2018 and 2020, said Kristina Dixon, acting …

Growth in L.A. County homeless population slowed during pandemic, count finds
2 years, 4 months ago

Growth in L.A. County homeless population slowed during pandemic, count finds

LA Times  

The growth of the homeless population in Los Angeles County slowed over the last two years in part because of policies brought on by the pandemic, according to results of the newly released homeless count. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which coordinates the annual count for most of the county, found that the region’s homeless population grew by 4.1% …

Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
2 years, 4 months ago

Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.

CNN  

Los Angeles CNN — On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. “You know, there’s a lot of people with untreated mental health and some people do some damage to these poor buildings.” According to a 2020 report from the homeless services agency, more than 14,000 unhoused people in the county have serious mental …

A computer model predicts who will become homeless in L.A. Then these workers step in
2 years, 6 months ago

A computer model predicts who will become homeless in L.A. Then these workers step in

LA Times  

When her phone rang in February, Mashawn Cross was skeptical of the gentle voice offering help at the end of the line. “I feel like I’ve got a friend right here,” Cross said, occasionally growing teary as she exalted the caseworker who had kept coming through for her. “You really need another strategy to find out who’s actually going to …

L.A. County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year. Overdoses are largely to blame
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year. Overdoses are largely to blame

LA Times  

From April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, 1,988 deaths of homeless people were reported in L.A. County, including 715 overdose deaths. Deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County soared by 56% in the year after the start of the pandemic, driven primarily by an increase in overdoses, according to a study published this month. The numbers in L.A. …

Greater Los Angeles homeless count resumes after pandemic-related hiatus
2 years, 10 months ago

Greater Los Angeles homeless count resumes after pandemic-related hiatus

LA Times  

Volunteers look for homeless people while participating in the annual Greater Los Angeles homeless count at the North Hollywood Recreation Center on Jan. 21, 2020. After a yearlong hiatus during the pandemic, thousands of volunteers will fan out across Los Angeles County this week to conduct the annual count of the region’s homeless population. Known as the “point-in-time” homeless count, …

L.A. sets goal of 25,000 new housing units for homeless people
3 years, 5 months ago

L.A. sets goal of 25,000 new housing units for homeless people

LA Times  

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a goal of building 25,000 new housing units for the city’s homeless population. Facing an acute housing crisis and rising public anger over tents in public spaces, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved an ambitious goal of building 25,000 units of new housing for homeless people by 2025. Housing & …

Los Angeles considers stricter limits on homeless camping
3 years, 6 months ago

Los Angeles considers stricter limits on homeless camping

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Los Angeles city leaders are …

This year’s homeless count was canceled. Is it time to rethink it?
3 years, 11 months ago

This year’s homeless count was canceled. Is it time to rethink it?

LA Times  

Marisol Barroso, left, a Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority outreach worker, surveys a client named Ace last week in Inglewood. With L.A. County’s annual count of homeless people canceled this year because of the pandemic, some are suggesting it’s time to move on from the massive volunteer effort to a more data-savvy method. The federally mandated Homeless Management Information System, …

COVID-19 job losses will worsen L.A. homelessness by 2023, new report says
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 job losses will worsen L.A. homelessness by 2023, new report says

LA Times  

Parts of downtown Los Angeles are looking ragged nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Massive job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide will leave tens of thousands of low-wage workers without homes over the next three years, a report published Tuesday by a Los Angeles-based research group forecasts. Los Angeles County, already struggling with one of the nation’s largest …

Record number of suicides among homeless people as figure rises by 30% in a year
4 years ago

Record number of suicides among homeless people as figure rises by 30% in a year

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A record number of homeless people took their own lives …

This was supposed to be the year for California’s homeless. Instead it’s a slow ‘train wreck’
4 years, 3 months ago

This was supposed to be the year for California’s homeless. Instead it’s a slow ‘train wreck’

LA Times  

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority outreach worker Monica Palma, center, visits with Kim M. and her dog Dee-O-G who live homeless under the Santa Monica Freeway along Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles on July 8. “We have not gotten into the homeless business; it’s an effort to curb the quality-of-life issues.” The pair know many of the people who are …

Census takers head to homeless shelters, outdoor camps
4 years, 3 months ago

Census takers head to homeless shelters, outdoor camps

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Over three days and nights this week, census takers …

Does L.A. count its homeless, or make its best guess? A little of both, it turns out
4 years, 4 months ago

Does L.A. count its homeless, or make its best guess? A little of both, it turns out

LA Times  

Gospel musician Clemmie Williams was living homeless in North Hollywood Park in January, when a count of homeless people is overseen by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Although the change does not affect the countywide totals reported to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it highlights an uncomfortable truth about LAHSA’s annual reports: The much-discussed “counts” of …

Homelessness jumped 13% in L.A. County, 14% in the city before pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Homelessness jumped 13% in L.A. County, 14% in the city before pandemic

LA Times  

Russell Terrell, 50, left, Scott Townsend, 65, and Martin Freeman, 56, all army veterans hangout at Boeing Plaza in Lancaster. Volunteer Kay Gabbard assisted by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Barragan look for signs of homeless people or encampments in the City of Malibu as they participate in the annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Volunteers Aaron Smith, left, …

Lawsuit seeks to require LA to provide beds for homeless
4 years, 10 months ago

Lawsuit seeks to require LA to provide beds for homeless

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to force Los Angeles officials to provide thousands of shelter beds in an effort to stem what it described as the unfolding “human tragedy” of people living in squalor on the streets. A 2019 count by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported that there were close to 60,000 homeless people …

Column: Another year, another thousand deaths. L.A. homeless crisis hits a crossroads
5 years ago

Column: Another year, another thousand deaths. L.A. homeless crisis hits a crossroads

LA Times  

An LAPD officer assists as investigator Adrian Munoz, center, of the L.A. County coroner’s office, removes the body of Alvin Robinson near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. Their argument is that we’re not building permanent supportive housing units fast enough to keep up with the demand, and we’ll never catch up, even as people get sicker and …

L.A. could have 30 new homeless shelters, but the county is refusing to pay for them
5 years, 1 month ago

L.A. could have 30 new homeless shelters, but the county is refusing to pay for them

LA Times  

It took months to get off the ground, but Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to build a homeless shelter in every City Council district has taken off. Those shelters and programs would have to be scaled back, however, without Measure H funds from the county, an official in the city administrative office said. The county staff report also pointed …

95% of voters say homelessness is L.A.’s biggest problem, Times poll finds. ‘You can’t escape it’
5 years, 1 month ago

95% of voters say homelessness is L.A.’s biggest problem, Times poll finds. ‘You can’t escape it’

LA Times  

An exclusive poll done for the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Business Council Institute found that 95% of respondents believe homelessness is either a serious or very serious problem. As people living in tents, RVs and makeshift shelters become a fact of life in neighborhoods far and wide, homelessness is now an all-consuming issue in Los Angeles County, with …

Column: He died Sunday on a West L.A. sidewalk. He was homeless. He is part of an epidemic
5 years, 4 months ago

Column: He died Sunday on a West L.A. sidewalk. He was homeless. He is part of an epidemic

LA Times  

Coroner’s officials remove the body of a homeless man found on the sidewalk at Massachusetts Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles on Sept. 1, 2019. Coroner’s investigator Adrian Munoz removes medicine, a sleeping bag and a backpack belonging to a homeless man who was found dead on a piece of cardboard on a Los Angeles sidewalk. “We’re seeing homeless …

Homelessness drops 6.5% in Glendale but rises by 12% countywide; work not done, local officials say
5 years, 7 months ago

Homelessness drops 6.5% in Glendale but rises by 12% countywide; work not done, local officials say

LA Times  

Glendale’s homeless population decreased by about 6.5% over the past year, according to the city’s annual point-in-time homeless count. Every soul counts.” — Laura Duncan, excutive director of Ascencia Of those counted in Glendale this year, 46, or 33.1%, of households said they became homeless for the first time. “Many are living out of their cars and working.” The need …

Op-Ed: Two-thirds of L.A.’s homeless are trying to find work. Let’s help them
5 years, 7 months ago

Op-Ed: Two-thirds of L.A.’s homeless are trying to find work. Let’s help them

LA Times  

More taxpayer dollars are being spent on homeless housing and services, yet homelessness in Los Angeles County increased 12% last year and chronic homelessness is up 17%. Health and drug problems are three times more prevalent among chronically homeless individuals than among new entrants into homelessness. These tools rely on information about employment, health problems, social services, homelessness, jail history …

Why L.A. County’s homelessness crisis has been decades in the making
5 years, 7 months ago

Why L.A. County’s homelessness crisis has been decades in the making

LA Times  

About 25 homeless people live underneath the 405 Freeway on Venice Boulevard. They call the camp “Westside skid row.” On Tuesday, officials reported that homelessness rose 12% in L.A. County and 16% in the city from last year. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported that the number of people living in shelters, in vehicles and on L.A. …

Homelessness jumps 12% in L.A. County and 16% in the city; officials ‘stunned’
5 years, 7 months ago

Homelessness jumps 12% in L.A. County and 16% in the city; officials ‘stunned’

LA Times  

In a hard reality check for Los Angeles County’s multibillion-dollar hope of ending homelessness, officials reported Tuesday that the number of people living on the streets, in vehicles and in shelters increased by about 12% over last year. “If we don’t change the fundamentals of housing affordability, this is going to be a very long road,” Peter Lynn, executive director …

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