Housing the homeless has benefits



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The streets of Los Angeles are home to the highest population of homeless people in the country. It may be that getting them off the streets and into permanent housing could help them and the county’s purse strings, according to a study conducted by the United Way. Listen to this report from Annenberg Radio News reporter Dominic Riley.

United Way Homeless Walk

LA County workers rally



County employees held a demonstration Tuesday, September 29th just before the Board of Supervisors met to discuss a new benefits contract. The old contract expires Wednesday night and employees fear they will have to cover rising premium costs. Listen to an audio report by Annenberg Radio News reporter Dominic Riley.