Slideshow: Homeless census taking in Los Angeles
All photos by Lena Nozizwe. Hear and read her accompanying report here.
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- The artist behind a mural in the heart of Skid Row came up with his own count for the area. (Photo credit: Lena Nozizwe)
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- HUD Secretary Julian Castro speaks to volunteer census takers at the Los Angeles Mission as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald listens.
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- While tents are commonly seen throughout the 50-odd blocks of Skid Row, Gibson guitars, and even just the cases, are more of a rarity.
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- A woman sleeping at the Beverly Hills Civic Center seems oblivious to the fact that volunteers have gathered in order to collect numbers on homelessness.
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- A group of homeless census takers try to figure out if the van parked in Beverly Hills is doubling as shelter. Ultimately they decide yes.
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- VA Secretary Robert McDonald has had an eventful week,from counting the homeless along Skid Row, to settling a lawsuit that should mean housing for homeless veterans.
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- Skid Row veteran Dice with his wife, who goes by the name of Spice. He says they left Skid Row for Las Vegas in order to get married. But now they are back again.
