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Instead of criminalizing homelessness, LA City Council needs to invest time and effort into developing longer-term solutions for this crisis. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)

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Opinion: LA City Council legislation punishes homelessness instead of reducing it

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This post was updated Dec. 6 at 6:47 p.m. Penalizing those experiencing homelessness isn’t unique to Los Angeles, but the county seems to do it better than any other.

https://dailybruin.com/2020/12/04/opinion-la-city-council-legislation-punishes-homelessness-instead-of-reducing-it/

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Opinion: LA City Council legislation punishes homelessness instead of reducing it

By Mark McGreal

Dec. 4, 2020 10:51 p.m.