The head of a homeless services organization in Los Angeles published an opinion column in the L.A. Times this weekend complaining about not being able to afford living in the city anymore. His column criticized the California government for doing little to curb homelessness, slamming it for not even giving options to social workers like himself to live there and help the homeless population. He continued, explaining how he moved to L.A. in 2011 and started a career in social work that blossomed from volunteer work "downtown for groups that provided meals and other services to the city’s unhoused population." If we can’t afford to live here ourselves, we can’t help the unhoused population we want to serve." Most of the California participants surveyed in the study claimed housing in their state is not affordable.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 04, 2023 20:26 UTC