Citing coronavirus, homeless families seize 12 vacant homes in L.A.: 'We have to do this'
With the city pushing more stringent measures to curb the coronavirus’ spread, a group of homeless residents in L.A. are taking over vacant, state-owned houses.
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A group of homeless and housing-insecure Angelenos seized more vacant, publicly owned homes in El Sereno on Wednesday, arguing that government officials have failed to provide the shelter that’s necessary for them to remain healthy during the coronavirus pandemic.
The occupation followed a similar takeover Saturday, when two families and a man moved into one of the neighborhood’s dozens of empty homes — all owned by Caltrans. The state agency bought them years ago as part of a now-failed plan to extend the 710 Freeway.