Where Do the Tents in the Los Angeles Homeless Encampments Come From?
Los Angeles is home to about 58,000 homeless people at this juncture in time. Of that number, about 66 percent are not sheltered. About 38,000 people are not situated in homeless shelters, and similar programs, but are living on the streets. This includes men, women, and children who are located in homeless encampments. Recently, there…