Posted on 06/04/2019 5:20:08 PM PDT by Steve1999
Los Angeles has experienced a 16% increase in the homeless population over the last year, the latest sign of severe income inequality and a worsening housing crisis plaguing California. There are now more than 36,000 homeless people in the city of LA, and nearly 59,000 across LA county, a 16% and 12% uptick respectively, according to an annual LA county report released on Tuesday. The county “point-in-time count”, conducted by thousands of volunteers in January each year, is an estimate of the number of people living on the street, in tents, in cars and in shelters. The sharp increases paint a picture of a growing public health crisis in a region home to some of the richest neighborhoods and people in the US. Some key data from the report: More than 44,000 (75%) of the homeless population are unsheltered, with more than 16,000 people living in cars and more than 11,000 in tents and makeshift shelters.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Homelessness in L.A. is a catastrophe in motion, and our leaders are largely to blame
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-06052019-story.html
Despite Increased Spending, Homelessness Up 12% In Los Angeles County
“Homeless Population In LA County Jumps By 12 Percent; Nearly 59,000 Living On The Streets”
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/06/04/los-angeles-la-county-homeless/
Just another chapter in the descent of America to third world status.
Out of work Lefty Actors ?
Lost Angeles is a shithole.
It’s simple really. The more they spend on the homeless, the more homeless move there.
Ever notice how many Spanish speaking cities are so great to live in? Me neither.
EXACTLY...the Dems love it
59,000!! That’s insane
Where’s their Distribution Of Wealth ?
A permanent, dependent underclass is the group the democRATs plan to corral to out vote the rest of us.
Sanctuary City - hooray! /s
> It’s simple really. The more they spend on the homeless, the more homeless move there. <
Build it, and they will come.
And don’t forget the Senate “Repubicans!” There is no bigger pile of rotten $hit on the planet that that feckless bunch. I keep wondering when they’re going to stop approving Trump’s judicial appointments.
Is it all Trump’s fault? Were there homeless under Obama? If so, only in a Red oppressed state.
Yeah, when's the last time you saw any form of price controls work? If you need a current example, take a look at price controls on food in Venezuela. Public housing? Ask St. Louis, Trenton, and Detroit how that worked out for them. Rent controls either foster non-market solutions (e.g., bribes) or units begin to deteriorate as landlords are squeezed by rising costs against fixed income. Rents controls are not a solution.
I live and work in an area that is now easily populated by 50% Hispanic.
Deport the million or so illegal aliens that Bush jr and Obama stuck us with and SoCal would at least have some options for the homeless.
Our legal immigration policy is also a major reason that SoCal is now so damned crowded. And why it’s voting solidly Left-Democrat.
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