The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities by By Noah Buhayar and Esmé E Deprez FROM LA Times

"Safe Parking L.A., which operates five parking lots in cooperation with churches and local government agencies, plans to open 14 more sites in the coming months. Each lot has a security guard and restroom or portable toilet facilities. Safe Parking L.A.’s aim is to help people stabilize and get back into secure housing situations, instead of losing everything—including their cars—and winding up on the streets."