The difference between homelessness in Los Angeles and homelessness in Boise is stark — as in orders of magnitude stark. AdvertisementThe mayor hopes the U.S. Supreme Court will take up and then overturn Martin vs. City of Boise. L.A. has more than 36,000 homeless people and an untold number of encampments, which pop up faster than city sanitation crews can dismantle them. (Otto Kitsinger / For The Times)This is perhaps the key difference between homelessness in California’s biggest city and in the leafy capital of Idaho: optimism. (Otto Kitsinger / For The Times)And he said the city has begun to focus on the needs of Boise’s homeless families.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2019 09:56 UTC