Doors open at LA’s newest homeless shelter

Sep. 13, 2018

LA has a plan to put an emergency homeless shelter in every city council district. The first is a little village of trailers in a parking lot near Olvera Street.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

New homeless housing at El Pueblo. Photo by Anna Scott.