Homelessness Spikes Up 12 Percent In L.A. County
LAPPL News Watch
June 5, 2019
Homelessness in Los Angeles County spiked by 12% over the past year to reach an estimated 58,936 people, according to figures released Tuesday, with the region’s housing costs outpacing wages and forcing people onto the streets faster than authorities can find them shelter.
According to data released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, nearly three-quarters of homeless people are living in cars, tents, makeshift shelters or on the streets without any apparent cover from the elements.
“We have the largest unsheltered population in the nation and one of the largest homeless counts across America. Only New York has more people experiencing homelessness on any given night,” according to LAHSA Executive Director Peter Lynn.
2 comments:
60,000 people living on the streets. I read that a lot of them work low wage jobs and simply can't afford to put a roof over their heads. Los Angeles should be ashamed of themselves. Pestilence will reign and The City of Angels will collapse in ruin. New York City is on the Highway to Hell too.
I thought SF was going to completely collapse first. Now I am thinking it will be L A. And that is not hyperbole.
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