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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Homelessness is on the rise in LA

    More than 7000 volunteers canvassed the streets of LA County in January to see how many people were homeless, living in tents, cars, campers or in emergency shelters or transitional housing. They found that homelessness has risen 23 percent in LA County over the last year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 31, 2017 • 1 min read

    More than 7000 volunteers canvassed the streets of LA County in January to see how many people were homeless, living in tents, cars, campers or in emergency shelters or transitional housing. They found that homelessness has risen 23 percent in LA County over the last year.

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    Gov. Jerry Brown: California and China will fight climate change together
    1. 0:00Why Gov. Jerry Brown is taking his climate agenda to China
    2. 8:53President Trump's advisers are split on Paris Climate Accord
    3. 14:43ExxonMobil management is at odds with shareholders over climate change
    4. 21:54Homelessness is on the rise in LAYou’re reading this
    5. 29:35Kerry James Marshall: 35 years of painting black life in America
    6. 40:46NBA and hockey finals, and why the Dodgers are so good
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