There used to be mini-tent cities in Downtown LA when I was growing up there in the 80s/90s. They moved most of them on, but I understand they’re back.
With California tough regulations I am surprised they lasted one week.
No, there are no tent cities in downtown.
I volunteer at one of the local high schools. We have a lot of ‘downwardly mobile’ students there — students, I would say, who are NOT working hard, NOT studying, NOT putting a skill set together to get them through life. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of them living in the ‘outskirts’ in ten years.
We used to call them Desert Rats.
Am I so rude? Well, I work my behind off and so does my husband. Life is tough.
It’s in Ontario CA ... over an hour outside LA.
There are huge encampments of illegals in the vallies all around LA. Pretty amazing sights.