WEST LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Adam Halvorsen wants to find housing in the Los Angeles area, but for almost a year the homeless veteran lived in his van.
On Monday night, he didn’t have to hunt for a good place to park. He spent the night in a secure parking lot on the Department of Veterans Affairs campus.
“I would rather sleep in the car than be around anything that brings me down,” Halvorsen said. “The Safe Parking L.A. is something that I can get a good night’s sleep.”
There are an estimated 4,500 homeless veterans in L.A. and about half of them sleep in their cars on the streets.
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