Homelessness is up 12% in L.A. County and officials, as well as residents, are fed up. For all the talk of progress, they say it isn’t being felt on the streets.
After seeing the results of the homeless count, Supervisor Janice Hahn, the board chair, acknowledged that it is “hard to be optimistic when that progress is overwhelmed by the number of people falling into homelessness. The homelessness crisis took decades to create, and we knew it wouldn’t be solved overnight, but that doesn’t mean these latest numbers aren’t disheartening.”
Despite admonishments about disruptions, the heated reactions continued. At one point, sheriff's deputies had to walk through the crowd asking people to keep quiet. Others agreed. Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu characterized these results as “sobering but not surprising,” and added that bold action is needed from elected officials.
The 52-year-old said he has has lived on a sidewalk outside Gold’s Gym for nine months. He has bounced from Long Beach to Santa Monica, but prefers to stay in Venice.
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