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Nimby or not: Would you house the homeless in your neighborhood?

Donna Lynn and Curtis Gamble stand outside of a church dinner in Fullerton, California.There are mixed opinions on a housing project for homeless people proposed for the 1600 block of Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton, California. (Kyle Grillot for KPCC)
Donna Lynn and Curtis Gamble, both formerly homeless, stand outside after a church dinner in Fullerton. Some Fullerton neighbors are fighting against a housing proposal for Fullerton's chronically homeless.
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A homeless aid organization wants to build permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals in a suburban, Orange County neighborhood. Neighbors fight back. 

In this multi-part series, we take an inside look at one battle in the crusade to get California's more than 90,000 unsheltered residents off the streets. 

Read the story on LAist.com: 'Not In My Backyard' What The Shouting Down Of One Homeless Housing Complex Means For Us All 

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