The Real Israelites

In San Francisco, hundreds of housing vacancies remain unfilled as the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed efforts to pair homeless residents with hotel rooms and other forms of temporary housing.

In Los Angeles, a $1.2 billion bond measure is falling short of its promise to create up to 10,000 housing units for homeless people over a decade as construction costs skyrocket and projects drag on, according to a city audit released Feb. 23.

“It’s like the walking dead out here,” said LaJuana Johnson, who lives in a tent on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. “They’re just waiting for judgment.”

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