How will LA pay for public bathrooms for the homeless?

A homeless camp in Culver City, June 6, 2019.

A homeless camp in Culver City, June 6, 2019. Photo by Amy Ta.

The city has a plan to provide mobile bathrooms, but they each cost more than $330,000 per year. LA officials estimate that providing enough toilets and showers for each homeless encampment across LA would cost the city $57 million annually.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill