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LA City Council to vote on faster plan to house homeless veterans
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LA City Council to vote on faster plan to house homeless veterans
Many of L.A.'s homeless are veterans. The L.A. City Council is set to vote on a plan that could help house them faster.
This guy is out at the southbound 1-25/Colorado Blvd. exit, <i>all the time</i> when the weather is warm. I definitely wouldn't want to be out there all day.
This guy is out at the southbound 1-25/Colorado Blvd. exit, <i>all the time</i> when the weather is warm. I definitely wouldn't want to be out there all day.
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Many of L.A.'s homeless are veterans. The L.A. City Council is set to vote on a plan that could help house them faster.

Los Angeles has one of the largest populations of homeless people in the country, and many of them are veterans. 

One of the ways L.A. wants to tackle the problem is by creating homes on land owned by the Veterans Administration in West L.A. Sounds simple, right? Not so much.

Now, the L.A. City Council is set to vote on a plan that could help house homeless vets faster. 

John Ismay covers veterans affairs for Southern California Public Radio. He says at the heart of the matter is the land the VA occupies.