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California will use state properties as homeless shelters 

Tents and tarps are seen on the sidewalk of a freeway overpass home to hundreds of homeless living on the streets of Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 22, 2020.     REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC2GLE9XSEMR

Nearly 300 state properties will be made available. Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Bill Tarrant
Enterprise Editor, Reuters Asia
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California's homeless population rose 16% last year to 151,000. Image: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
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