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Echo Park Becomes Tipping Point in Los Angeles' Lack of Affordable Housing Development

Confrontation Between Protesters, Police Marks One Offshoot of Yearslong Building Shortage
Valerie Zeller, a homeless woman who was married in the park over the weekend, yells over the fence as the Los Angeles Police Department stands between Echo Park Lake and a small group of onlookers and protesters on Thursday. (Getty Images)
Valerie Zeller, a homeless woman who was married in the park over the weekend, yells over the fence as the Los Angeles Police Department stands between Echo Park Lake and a small group of onlookers and protesters on Thursday. (Getty Images)

The clash between protesters and police at Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood over the removal of a longtime homeless encampment reflects a lack of multifamily development and growing need for more affordable and supportive housing in the city with the nation's second-largest homeless population, housing advocates say.

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