'I want a space for me,' says Imelda Bustamante as she tries to hold back tears.
A homeless couple in Walnut Park talks about how they're trying to get off the streets, with no luck.As many as 75,000 people could be homeless on Los Angeles County streets, advocates say. Many of them feel trapped by circumstance and are looking for help.
She and her husband have been homeless for more than 4 years. They moved to Los Angeles from Riverside County just before the pandemic with the promise of a job. That job never happened. She says her camper can't move, it's falling apart and they are feeling stressed and desperate. She says the RVs and tents near the corner of Alameda and South 92nd street have become a small community where people try to help each other."As long as we keep it all clean here we're all good," says Chairez.
"And for me, this is my life because look at her. She just sees me crying and she comes for me," says Bustamante.
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