Editorial

Across California, cities and counties are reporting that homelessness — already at crisis levels in some communities — has only gotten worse. 

Los Angeles County leaders are expected to announce soon that their county also saw double-digit growth in its homeless population. This, despite the county spending more than $600 million last year to ease the crisis.

Why, when counties and the state are pouring money into shelters and services, is homelessness growing? Because, even as regions are moving thousands of individuals off the streets, more people are becoming homeless, primarily because of rising rents and the lack of affordable housing.

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