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    LA and US district judge agree to get thousands of unhoused Angelenos into shelters

    More than 66,000 people now live on the streets of LA County, a 13% rise year over year. The numbers are up for the fifth time in six years. Last week, the City and County of LA reached an agreement with U.S. District Judge David O.

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    By Anna Scott • Jun 22, 2020 • 5m Listen

    More than 66,000 people now live on the streets of LA County, a 13% rise year over year. The numbers are up for the fifth time in six years. Last week, the City and County of LA reached an agreement with U.S. District Judge David O. Carter to get thousands of people off the streets and into shelters.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Why LA homelessness is getting worse
    1. 0:00LA and US district judge agree to get thousands of unhoused Angelenos into sheltersYou’re reading this
    2. 5:50New LA homelessness director: ‘Police officers can't be social workers’
    3. 18:08Orange County won’t enforce Gov. Newsom’s statewide mask mandate
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