Anna Scott covers homelessness for the public radio station KCRW in Los Angeles. LA has been at the center of this country's homelessness crisis for a long time. Still have something close to 70,000 unhoused people all over Los Angeles County. What it tells us about homelessness and resilience and American priorities.
When the Veterans Administration failed to build the homes it promised, unhoused vets built a tent city across the street — in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. KCRW’s Anna Scott tells their story in “City of Tents: Veterans Row.”
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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