In 2018, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed to open a homeless shelter in each of the city’s council districts.
18 months and $200 million later, 20 facilities are up and running, but most who enter the shelters return to the streets.
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18 months and $200 million later, 20 facilities are up and running, but most who enter the shelters return to the streets.
latimes.com/homeless-housi…
Garcetti’s plan, called A Bridge to Home, promised to move people on the streets into permanent housing and improve the communities around the shelters with enhanced policing and increased sanitation services. latimes.com/homeless-housi… 
Of nearly 1,500 people in the shelters, only 15% moved on to permanent housing. Two-thirds either went back to the street or left without saying where they were going. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
Sidewalks are clean around most shelters, which tend to be on major streets or industrial areas separated from residential neighborhoods. But homeless encampments have persisted or even spread around a few, alarming and frightening people who live nearby. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
Garcetti acknowledges disappointments but said A Bridge Home has begun to fill a gap in the city’s homeless housing options and will improve with time. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
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