Michael Gilpin holds their cat where they live inside a Tiny Home Village of Pallet Shelters managed by Hope The Mission for homeless interim housing in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on June 1, 2026. Los Angeles, the second-largest US city prepares to host eight World Cup soccer matches this summer, followed by the 2028 Olympics. Infamous for its squalid encampmentslocated right on the sidewalks or beneath massive highway overpassesthe "City of Angels" has been pulling out all the stops over the past three years to house its homeless population. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass has made this a top priority, ramping up initiatives to fund thousands of housing spots, whether in hotels or in "tiny homes" (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)