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Nov 2021
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A Controversial New Plan to Fight Homele...

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The Los Angeles City Council has passed a new policy giving Council members the power to target specific encampments for cleanup. While the effort might eventually result in less visible homelessness in some parts of the city, critics say it might be more in service of political gain than anything else.


Guest: Benjamin Oreskes, reporter at the LA Times.


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