Actors slept on the streets in the 1920s when landlords refused to rent to them.

Services are concentrated on Skid Row, where firms say conditions have worsened.

A newcomer to a homeless encampment tells his story.

The city has opened a shelter with fewer rules and more open space.

Selling what others throw out

High rents and a housing subsidy shortage are pushing families into homelessness.

Government's definition of homelessness omits most children without homes.

Experiment in housing for homeless is completed in L.A. – and health-care costs fall.

My Friend's Place raised a lot of money in one day, but experts say "don't get used to it."

Research shows that offering aid without preconditions has better results.