Shelter in Place: LA’s fight for housing in a pandemic | Fault Lines

When COVID-19 started coursing through the US state of California and staying at home became the safest thing to do, some homeless people took bold action: They found empty houses and moved in. In Los Angeles, a group called the Reclaimers have twice tried to take over vacant state-owned properties to use them for housing. Others have refused to leave their homes after evictions, which continue to happen despite pandemic-era moratoriums. As the pandemic threatens to exacerbate LA’s homelessness crisis, Fault Lines follows people taking matters into their own hands. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/