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L.A. just changed its entire approach to homelessness. Does it place politics above need?
3 years, 1 month ago

L.A. just changed its entire approach to homelessness. Does it place politics above need?

LA Times  

The city of Los Angeles has undertaken a major shift in its approach to homelessness, one that puts a priority on clearing unsightly street encampments even when insufficient permanent housing exists for the people being moved. This balance, he said, was made possible by the expansion of outreach and services for homeless people, and the development of new housing and …

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Using new law, L.A. City Council bans homeless encampments at 54 spots
3 years, 2 months ago

Using new law, L.A. City Council bans homeless encampments at 54 spots

LA Times  

People shelter from a storm passing over downtown Los Angeles at their encampment along an offramp to the 110 Freeway in 2019. The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a ban on camping at certain locations, in the first use of new laws that passed over the summer. Amid contentious debate over the summer, the council enacted new rules …

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L.A. City Council set to consider new ban on homeless camping
4 years, 1 month ago

L.A. City Council set to consider new ban on homeless camping

LA Times  

Alena, 45, cleans herself along Main Street where she lives in a tent with many other homeless above the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council is moving with unusual speed to a Wednesday vote on revisions to the city’s anti-camping law that would allow authorities to remove homeless camps anywhere in the city if they …

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Several L.A. City Council members back law to ban homeless camps near city shelters
4 years, 2 months ago

Several L.A. City Council members back law to ban homeless camps near city shelters

LA Times  

City leaders are considering an ordinance that would allow the removal of makeshift housing near the sites of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s A Bridge Home homeless shelter program. Several Los Angeles City Council members are pushing for a new law that would make it illegal for homeless people to set up camps near freeway overpasses and the city’s new temporary …

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