Another Take: How activists are fighting homelessness in Los Angeles

Another Take: How activists are fighting homelessness in Los Angeles

From The Take by Al Jazeera

June 6, 2026 · 23 min · Episode 1627

About this episode

This episode revisits the crisis of homelessness in Los Angeles and the efforts of activists to address it as pandemic-related eviction moratoriums come to an end.

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on May 21, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. Los Angeles, California is home to the second largest unhoused population in the United States. As an end to the pandemic and eviction moratoriums draw nearer, we’re asking: what will it take to resolve LA’s crisis of homelessness? In this episode: Amina Waheed ( @atwaheed ), Al Jazeera Journalist Sammy Sumpter, LA Resident Joe Buscaino ( @JoeBuscaino ), LA Councilman  Martha Escudero ( @ReclaimingHomes ), Activist, Reclaiming our Homes Episode credits: This episode was updated by Sarí el-Khalili. The original production team was Priyanka Tilve, Amy Walters, Negin Owlieai, Ney Alvarez, Dina Kesbeh, Alexandra Locke, Stacey Samuel and our host, Malika Bilal.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on  X ,  Instagram ,  Facebook , and  YouTube

People in this episode

Host: Malika Bilal

Guests: Amina Waheed, Sammy Sumpter, Joe Buscaino, Martha Escudero

Topics covered

  • homelessness
  • activism
  • Los Angeles
  • pandemic
  • eviction moratoriums

Keywords

  • homelessness
  • activism
  • Los Angeles
  • eviction
  • pandemic
  • crisis
  • housing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Al Jazeera

Places: Los Angeles

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