The Times podcast: The RV homeless encampments of L.A.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 21, 2022 - - Firefighters put out a fire on an RV, owned by a homeless man, along 2000 S. Granville Ave. in West Los Angeles on December 21, 2022. There are several people that live homeless in their RV's, background, along this street. This is the second day of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' "Safe Inside," program to house the homeless of Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters put out a fire on an RV owned by a homeless man in West Los Angeles in 2022. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Over the last couple of years, RVs in Los Angeles turned from a vehicle for camping to shelter for people who are unhoused. That's led to multiple complaints — and deaths.

Today, we examine how L.A. got to this point. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times columnist Erika D. Smith

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.