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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Reacts to Rise in Homelessness
Homelessness is up this year across L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti explains the city’s ongoing strategy for dealing with the issue.
By Madeleine Brand • • 41m ListenHomelessness is up this year across Los Angeles, but veteran homelessness is down. Mayor Eric Garcetti shares his city’s ongoing strategy for dealing with the issue.
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4 storiesL.A. Sees Another Rise in Homelessness, Garcetti Reacts
Homelessness increased in the last year, it’s up 5.7 percent in Los Angeles County, up 11 percent in the City of LA. Visible homelessness, people living in tents, encampments, and in their cars, has more than doubled in the county since 2013. Veteran homelessness, however, is down.
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