Rats, roaches, bedbugs, mold: Why thousands of LA's homeless shelter beds sit empty each night

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LAist

By Rina Palta | Published May 9, 2018, 05:00 AM

"Every night, some 43,000 people sleep on the streets of Los Angeles County in tents, cars and makeshift structures. So why do thousands of beds run by the biggest homeless agencies go empty at night?"