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The motel as a homeless shelter
LA is putting homeless families in motels. That gets them off the streets -- but living there can be rough. Reporter Deepa Fernandes spent much of the last few months at these roadside motels around the city.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLA is putting homeless families in motels. That gets them off the streets -- but living there can be rough. Reporter Deepa Fernandes spent much of the last few months at these roadside motels around the city.
Sophia Diaz and Jose Ramirez pose with their son and a friend’s son at the motel. Photo credit: Matt Rogers.
This segment was produced with support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
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3 of 5When homeless shelters are full, families call motels 'home'- 0:00What happens after Supreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban?
- 8:49A win for anti-abortion forces, as Supreme Court rules on crisis pregnancy centers
- 18:00The motel as a homeless shelterYou’re reading this
- 26:42San Francisco Mayor-Elect London Breed's aggressive plans for housing and homelessness
- 33:43Marti Noxon creates new TV shows based on her personal experience with anorexia and alcoholism