L.A's 'Historic' Plan To Tackle Homelessness

Los Angeles County approves a controversial $100-million plan to relocated homeless services currently concentrated in downtown's skid row to five suburban centers.

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April 9, 2006, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Signaling a major shift in its homeless policy, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $100-million plan Tuesday to reduce the concentration of homeless services in skid row by establishing five centers across the county that would provide temporary shelter and social services for transients....The political shift has coincided with a rare rosy moment in the county's finances. The area's hot real estate market has provided an unexpected windfall of property tax revenues, and the county plans to use some of that money to help the homeless."

FULL STORY: L.A. County OKs 'Historic' Homeless Plan

Thursday, April 6, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

Housing Social / Demographics California

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