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The LA Weekly published an article today headlined, \u201cOccupy LA Sees a Homeless Invasion.\u201d The Occupy LA encampment is just blocks from Skid Row, and there are an estimated 15,000 homeless people in the city. So far Occupy LA has no rules governing who can set up camp and share in the communal food, supplies, and tents. The Occupy Los Angeles encampment is outfitted with port-a-potties, make-shift showers, and supply centers where people can leave and take sweaters, blankets, and more. The set-up is meant to support temporary occupiers but has attracted homeless populations here and in other encampments. The confluence of communities is not surprising. Barbara Ehrenrich observed in a Sunday article for Tom Dispatch, \u201cLA\u2019s Skid Row endures constant police harassment, for example, but when it rained, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had ponchos distributed to nearby Occupy LA.\u201d Ehrenreich says homelessness as a political issue has been taken up by Occupy Portland, Austin and Philadelphia and, she writes, \u201cHomelessness is not a side issue unconnected to plutocracy and greed. It\u2019s where we\u2019re all eventually headed.\u201d<\/p>\n