Housing L.A.’s homeless population has unsurprisingly proved to be a herculean task. With tens of thousands of people on the streets, it’s become a top issue for this year’s mayoral election in November. But until now, neither candidate — Congresswoman Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso — had offered specifics on the type of housing they would create, where it would be or how much it would cost.
So we asked. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times reporters Ben Oreskes and Doug Smith
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