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Homelessness is a state-wide crisis
LA’s homeless population grew by 16% in the city last year. Homelessness is up by 40% in Orange County, and 17% in San Francisco. This is a bigger problem than any one city or county can fix. So what is the state doing?
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenLA’s homeless population grew by 16% in the city last year. Homelessness is up by 40% in Orange County, and 17% in San Francisco. This is a bigger problem than any one city or county can fix. So what is the state doing?
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4 storiesHomelessness up in LA, SF, and OC. What is the state doing about it?
LA’s homeless population grew by 16% in the city last year. That’s despite the fact that two years ago, residents voted overwhelmingly to tax themselves to help build more housing to stem it. The growing crisis is not just an LA problem though.
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