L.A.'s Housing Crisis Hits Hollywood: The Entertainment
Workers Living in Their Cars
By the Hollywood Reporter
In response to exorbitant rents, many assistants,
craftspeople and working actors are adopting a transient lifestyle, some by
choice, some less so: "It's hard for me to say this because I don't think
of myself as in need of help, but right now I need help."
Noelle, 25, who is using only her first name because she
signed a no-publicity clause for one of her jobs, is one of the 15,748
Angelenos currently living in his or her vehicle, according to the Los Angeles
Homeless Services Authority. Their ranks are growing amid a worsening income
inequality and homelessness crisis: As of January 2018, 9,117 vehicles were
being used as homes, up 600 from 2017.
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