Several dozen homeless people selected by outreach workers will move into a cluster of new trailers near downtown’s historic El Pueblo next month, the first step toward getting them into permanent housing.
For Mayor Eric Garcetti, the move-ins also mark a first step.
Garcetti has committed at least $20 million for more trailers, tents and other temporary shelters across the city. He’s rolling out the shelter program as he positions himself as a leader in the national Democratic Party, bringing more attention to his handling of the city’s homelessness crisis.
Success at the downtown site could tamp down the type of neighborhood opposition seen in Koreatown and Venice over proposed homeless shelters.
Bite the bullet. Camptown is an efficient part of our internal devaluation. Done right it can lower county support costs, and counties are basically bankrupt around here.
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