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Thesis Statement In the post-pandemic era, Los Angeles faces an increase in the number of homeless people. People are forced to live on the streets after losing their permanent housing. The help that the union rescue mission can provide is limited and cannot satisfy everyone to stay there for a long time. The government's housing assistance program for the homeless cannot be built quickly and help most people get out of hardship. The boundaries between urban public and private spaces are being used by the homeless, who have attached their tents to the fences of parking lots, the rolling shutters of stores, or the exterior walls of buildings. Meanwhile, this occupation of public space also affects the appearance of the city and the passage of pedestrians and vehicles. The difficulty of using the restroom, storage, and
