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California seeks ways to solve student homelessness
Cameron Jones, 26, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, prepares to sleep in a Safe Parking LA location near the Veteran's Affairs Los Angeles Healthcare Center in Los Angeles, California, February 11, 2019.
KYLE GRILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
Some of our country’s major cities are seeing high levels of homelessness among college students. California is working on short-term and long-term fixes. The short-term fix involves parking lots, and has its detractors.
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