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Vehicle/RV ‘Camping’ for Survival Is Not a Vacation, Damn It!
What happens when lifestyles of the desperate become topics of clueless, comfy journalists…
Of course the reporter would be able to find people grateful to have a safe place to park in the LA area. The Christian Science Monitor story, “Car but no home? Safe parking lots spread across West Coast,” (July 1, 2019) seemed to extoll the latest trend in “housing” for homeless children and adults: Bring your own car, comfort optional, and good luck finding a parking spot.
California, particularly Los Angeles, represents the epicenter of our nation’s homelessness saga. An estimated 16,500 people in Los Angeles County live in their car, according to this article. I am bemused by the estimate — since no entity, national or local, seems to have anywhere close to an estimate of the scope of homelessness, especially those struggling to survive in vehicles — but I digress.
As a frugal full-time nomad who for the past 15 years has been chronicling homeless families and youth across the country for HEAR US Inc., my nonprofit, I know a little about finding a safe place to park…
