Jun 12, 2019

Parking lots as refuge for homeless college students

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Inflation seems to be in check. Big business braces for a recession. California’s homeless college students could soon find safety in school parking lots.

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California seeks ways to solve student homelessness

by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

Jun 12, 2019

Despite a deepening crisis, not everybody is on board short-term fixes involving parking lots.

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.

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