Zoie Matthew

Complex logistics and a lingering distrust of public officials makes it a challenge to administer COVID vaccines to people experiencing homelessness.

Los Angeles County public health officials have started administering COVID vaccines to the tens of thousands of people experiencing homelessness in the city, with the help of local nonprofits and service providers. But complex logistics and a lingering distrust of public officials is making it a challenge.

Community land trusts, or CLTs, aim to scoop up affordable housing stock before it gets into the hands of speculators, to make sure it stays permanently affordable.

By buying up homes and turning them over to community ownership, these nonprofit organizations aim to relieve the city's sky-high housing costs.

The properties will be used as transitional housing by the city for up to three years. Activists say they're seeking a more permanent solution.

In an unprecedented move, L.A.'s housing authority will partner with Caltrans to offer temporary transitional housing in El Sereno to the homeless families who had occupied vacant homes.