Housing the Homeless in a Parking Lot: Folly or the Future?
DEEGAN ON LA- “Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water” was the chilling slogan for the movie “Jaws” many years ago. But just as locals at the beach thought they had their shark problem fixed, yet another swimmer was pulled out of the surf with half her body turned into a shark’s dinner. A few days ago the LA Times announced in its headline, “LA County's Homeless Problem Is Worsening Despite Billions From Tax Measures.” This was less than one week after the City Council approved a plan to house 60 of the area’s estimated 58,000 homeless in a city parking lot.