Advocates in LA are worried about temperatures dipping into the low 40s and heavy rain and winds leading to deadly cases of hypothermia among people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Wednesday The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority said on its website that an additional 143 shelter beds would be available through March 31 as part of itsDuring the most severe weather, the authority said, it was making 142 motel vouchers a day available for people in the city of Los Angeles and 367 motel vouchers available a day for people across the rest of LA County.
Bales said he got more than 40 calls to his personal cellphone Tuesday and Wednesday from people who wanted to come into Union Rescue Mission from where they lived on the streets or in their cars. This week Union Rescue Mission added 100 beds to its gymnasium, which usually has about 200. In all, the shelter provides 1,300 beds to people experiencing homelessness, many of them in downtown LA's Skid Row.
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