Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mayor Garcetti: LA is taking new urgent approach to homelessness

As of the latest homeless count, 58,000 people are on the streets of greater Los Angeles. Why aren’t city and county leaders responding with the urgency of a natural disaster? L.A.

By Madeleine Brand • Nov 30, 2017 • 1 min read

As of the latest homeless count, 58,000 people are on the streets of greater Los Angeles. Why aren’t city and county leaders responding with the urgency of a natural disaster? L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti told Press Play’s Anna Scott that he has an emergency plan that includes pop-up shelters in some parking lots.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Gina Pollack
Producer
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mayor Garcetti: LA is taking new urgent approach to homelessness

As of the latest homeless count, 58,000 people are on the streets of greater Los Angeles. Why aren’t city and county leaders responding with the urgency of a natural disaster? L.A.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mayor Garcetti: LA is taking new urgent approach to homelessness

As of the latest homeless count, 58,000 people are on the streets of greater Los Angeles. Why aren’t city and county leaders responding with the urgency of a natural disaster? L.A.

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