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LA City Council Looks to Buy 3D Printers to Build Homeless Residences

LA City Council Looks to Buy 3D Printers to Build Homeless Residences

Written by David

September 28, 2019

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A proposal to restrict where homeless people may camp around Los Angeles drew protest at a City Council meeting from demonstrators who fear the rules would criminalize homelessness.

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Council members began discussion Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, on proposed changes to the city’s code that would prevent people from sleeping near sensitive areas such as schools, or blocking right-of-ways like driveways and loading docks.

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The Los Angeles City Council agreed Friday to examine the purchase of 3D printers that can be used to produce materials to build homes for the homeless. The idea came from Council President Herb Wesson, who said in his motion that homes about 350 square feet in size were successfully built in Texas in about 48 hours, and the structures were equipped with […]

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