Alissa and Scott sit down with reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray to talk about city-provided hand-washing stations for the unhoused. Ray has investigated Los Angeles’ failure to maintain basic sanitary resources for its unsheltered residents during the pandemic, despite public promises to do so.

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Find Lexis-Olivier Ray on Twitter and Instagram: @shoton35mm

Read Ray's reporting at L.A. TACO:

Garcetti Said That L.A.’s Hand-Washing Stations for the Homeless Were Regularly Refilled, Records Obtained Show Otherwise: https://www.lataco.com/hand-washing-stations-garcetti/

There Weren’t Enough Porta-Potties for the Homeless To Begin With, in October They’re Being Pulled: https://www.lataco.com/porta-potty-homeless/

Hand-Washing Station Vendors Collected Millions of Dollars In Payments From The City While Some Units Went Dry: https://www.lataco.com/hand-washing-vendors/