Coroner’s investigator Adrian Munoz, left, prepares to examine and remove the body of Alvin Robinson in West Los Angeles. But because of our massive size, our housing crisis and even our mild weather, greater L.A. is the eye of the storm. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)To be fair, Los Angeles hasn’t ignored homelessness. But in Los Angeles, building that kind of housing takes too long and costs too much to be the sole solution. We need way, way, way more addiction services because an epidemic is playing out in full public view and we need way, way, way more mental health intervention because every one of us can point out the suffering souls in our neighborhoods.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 14, 2019 12:56 UTC