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    How Calif. Democrats have dropped the ball on affordable housing and homeless shelters

    California Democrats, with a raft of bills and a supermajority in Sacramento, seemed poised to make something happen when it comes to housing and homelessness.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jun 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    California Democrats, with a raft of bills and a supermajority in Sacramento, seemed poised to make something happen when it comes to housing and homelessness. But transportation writer Alissa Walker says the month of May “might very well go down as the worst month in California’s housing policy history.”

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    In the Coachella Valley, a church acts as a migrant asylum center
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      Steve Chiotakis

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Alissa Walker

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    In the Coachella Valley, a church acts as a migrant asylum center
    1. 0:00How one church became a migrant processing center
    2. 11:07Greyhound struggles with a surge in migrant ridership
    3. 18:17How Calif. Democrats have dropped the ball on affordable housing and homeless sheltersYou’re reading this
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