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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Los Angeles Hospitals and the Homeless

    Hospitals that leave homeless people on the streets will be guilty of misdemeanors if the LA City Council has its way. But the hospitals say that could cost them the federal funding that helps them stay open, and the new law does not provide places for homeless people to go. On Reporter’s Notebook, taco trucks and the “magic” of hot grease.

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    By Warren Olney • May 15, 2008 • 30m Listen

    Hospitals that leave homeless people on the streets will be guilty of misdemeanors if the LA City Council has its way. But the hospitals say that could cost them the federal funding that helps them stay open, and the new law does not provide places for homeless people to go. On Reporter’s Notebook, taco trucks and the “magic” of hot grease.

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      Warren Olney

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