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Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A new report estimates that it would cost more than $657 million in the first year alone to provide interim housing for every unsheltered homeless person in the city of Los Angeles, a number that dwarfs the current total of $20 million dedicated to a new program to provide […]
LOS ANGELES — The City Council approved a proposal March 23 that seeks a workable emergency strategy to provide shelter for every homeless person in the city, which at last count numbered more than 34,000 people. The motion was introduced in February by Councilmen Mike Bonin and Marqueece Harris-Dawson. It says there is little evidence […]
LOS ANGELES — Saying there is little evidence the city or county is doing anything to create more or better shelters for the homeless, two councilmen said an emergency plan is needed to provide a safe place for all of Los Angeles’ residents who sleep on the streets. A motion introduced Feb. 20 by Councilmen […]