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    Steve Lopez: Almost 70, unemployed, worried about his health and living in his car

    LOS ANGELES — David Mays, 69, has been living in his Chevy Malibu for nearly two years, and he can't help but dream about the day when he gets off the waiting list for housing. "When I'm moved in, that's going to be a wonderful day, because everything opens up at that point," Mays told me from the front seat of his vehicle. He parks every night at a downtown Los Angeles garage operated by Safe ...
    by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times Oct 17, 2023 5 minutes
    David Mays, 69, raises a weary hand to his brow while resting in his car parked in the late afternoon in West Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. He parks in the same area in the afternoons because he can park under the shade of a tree and no one bothers him there. Mays has been homeless for two years.

    LOS ANGELES — David Mays, 69, has been living in his Chevy Malibu for nearly two years, and he can't help but dream about the day when he gets off the waiting list for housing.

    "When I'm moved in, that's going to be a wonderful day, because everything opens up at that point," Mays told me from the front seat of his vehicle. He parks every night at a downtown Los Angeles garage operated by Safe Parking L.A.

    "That's when my health automatically improves, the swelling in my legs goes down, and I can go ahead and post for my positions," the unemployed in-home caregiver continued. "That's going to be a momentous day."

    In California, older adults have been among the of the homeless population. In Los Angeles County, the showed an 11% increase in homeless people 65 and older. And roughly 14,000 people of all ages are living in cars, vans and

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