L.A's 'Historic' Plan To Tackle Homelessness

"Signaling a major shift in its homeless policy, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $100-million plan Tuesday to reduce the concentration of homeless services in skid row by establishing five centers across the county that would provide temporary shelter and social services for transients....The political shift has coincided with a rare rosy moment in the county's finances. The area's hot real estate market has provided an unexpected windfall of property tax revenues, and the county plans to use some of that money to help the homeless."