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Homelessness is a state-wide crisis

Jun. 05, 2019 Homelessness

A homeless man in the Mission District, San Francisco, CA. Photo credit: Franco Folini/CC 2.0, via Flickr

LA’s homeless population grew by 16% in the city last year. Homelessness is up by 40% in Orange County, and 17% in San Francisco. This is a bigger problem than any one city or county can fix. So what is the state doing?

From this Episode:

Homelessness up in LA, SF, and OC. What is the state doing about it?

LA’s homeless population grew by 16% in the city last year. That’s despite the fact that two years ago, residents voted overwhelmingly to tax themselves to help build more...

10 min

California Democratic Party Chairman Rusty Hicks on unity

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Nahnatchka Khan on 'Always Be My Maybe,' and how much the industry has changed since 'Fresh Off the Boat'

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Why TV, film, and commercial sets generate tons of waste

At least 100 professional film, TV, or commercial shoots take place in the LA area each day. They produce tons of waste, such as uneaten food and plastic. Few organizations...

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