City of Tents: Veterans Row
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In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. That’s when things got crazy.
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MAR 29, 2023
Ep. 8 What Now?
Veterans Row is cleared from San Vicente Boulevard. What’s next for the veterans who found community there?
27 MIN
MAR 22, 2023
Ep. 7 Decamping
A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?
27 MIN
MAR 15, 2023
Ep. 6 The Big Brass
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visits Veterans Row. Will he help the dozens of homeless veterans camped outside the VA gates?
22 MIN
MAR 8, 2023
Ep. 5 Disaster
As LA County Sheriff’s deputies try to move homeless veterans to shelters, tragedy strikes the camp, revealing the limits of what law enforcement can really do.
21 MIN
MAR 1, 2023
Ep. 4 The Sheriff’s In Town
Neighbors call in LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to address problems at the Veterans Row homeless camp. What can the cops do that others haven’t?
30 MIN
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