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LA Times Today: After 13 years, a homeless Angeleno broke into her old, vacant home and wants to stay forever

LA Times Today: After 13 years, a homeless Angeleno broke into her old, vacant home and wants to stay forever

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In 2020 – during the pandemic – more than a dozen homeless families seized vacant publicly-owned houses in El Sereno. The group called themselves the “Reclaimers,” arguing that their actions were justified, as politicians ordered residents to stay safer at home while COVID-19 spread across the country.

L.A. Times housing affordability reporter Liam Dillon wrote about one homeless woman who broke into her vacant home, 13 years after being forced out.

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