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Westwood Recreation Center has been sheltering locals experiencing homelessness since March 20, following a citywide executive order to repurpose recreation centers during the new coronavirus pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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Temporary shelters open across LA to house homeless in novel coronavirus pandemic

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The Westwood Recreation Center has been temporarily sheltering locals experiencing homelessness since March 20 amid “safer at home” orders, raising concerns about health safety. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti directed the city’s homeless population of approximately 59,000 to move indoors in response to the exponential spread of the new coronavirus in LA County.

https://dailybruin.com/2020/03/27/temporary-shelters-open-across-la-to-house-homeless-in-novel-coronavirus-pandemic/

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Temporary shelters open across LA to house homeless in novel coronavirus pandemic

By Hyeyoon (Alyssa) Choi

March 27, 2020 7:47 p.m.