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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

L.A.'s Housing Crisis Hits Hollywood: The Entertainment Workers Living in Their Cars



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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