Los Angeles Approves New Campaign To Aid In City's Homeless Crisis

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Maria Romero sits near dog Baby at her encampment inside a bridge that spans the concreted channel of the Arroyo Seco Creek on November 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. With the approach of devastating winter storm conditions due to the growing predicted El Nino weather effect, and an affordable housing crises and rapidly growing homeless population in Los Angeles, the L.A. City Council has declared a shelter crisis to help homeless residents. Many of the estimated 26,000 homeless in L.A. live in riverbeds and storm drains that could quickly turn deadly during powerful storms. The council stopped short of declaring a state of emergency as members had promised in September. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)