City of Tents: Veterans Row
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In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. That’s when things got crazy.
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Mar 29, 2023
Ep. 8 What Now?
Veterans Row is cleared from San Vicente Boulevard. What’s next for the veterans who found community there?
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Mar 22, 2023
Ep. 7 Decamping
A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?
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Mar 15, 2023
Ep. 6 The Big Brass
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visits Veterans Row. Will he help the dozens of homeless veterans camped outside the VA gates?
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Mar 8, 2023
Ep. 5 Disaster
As LA County Sheriff’s deputies try to move homeless veterans to shelters, tragedy strikes the camp, revealing the limits of what law enforcement can really do.
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Mar 1, 2023
Ep. 4 The Sheriff’s In Town
Neighbors call in LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to address problems at the Veterans Row homeless camp. What can the cops do that others haven’t?
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Feb 22, 2023
Ep. 3 Blame Game
After a murder on Veterans Row, finger-pointing goes beyond the suspect in the crime. Who’s to blame for the situation that led to the killing? It’s complicated.
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Feb 15, 2023
Ep. 2 How Did We Get Here?
Almost 400 acres in West LA were donated as a soldier’s home, but today almost no one lives there — even though LA has more 4,000 homeless veterans.
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Feb 15, 2023
Ep. 1 Welcome to the Neighborhood
This homeless camp in one of LA’s toniest neighborhoods has its own hashtag, weekly barbeques, and politicians dropping by for photo ops. Welcome to Veterans Row.
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Feb 1, 2023
City of Tents: Veterans Row trailer
In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. “City of Tents: Veterans Row” tells the story of the men who built the camp as a protest, and how it became both a refuge and a battlefield. The camp eventually engulfed the entire neighborhood around it in conflict and became a symbol for the limits of our patriotism – before it finally came to an end more than one year later.
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