His aides spent the week in Washington, hammering out potential agreements to use federal land and money to build temporary shelters. The talks come as L.A. has devoted an increasing amount of money toward building more shelters and housing and creating supportive services for homeless people. AdvertisementThe first homeless housing project funded by Proposition HHH, the $1.2-billion bond, which passed in 2016, had its grand opening earlier this month. In the city of Los Angeles, there are 36,000 homeless people. The city is currently adding to its own network of temporary shelters.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 21:11 UTC