We need to build the equivalent of another city to house 58,000 homeless. Granny flats and tents won't do

To the editor: I am amazed, disappointed and frustrated by the continuing reluctance by government officials to grapple realistically with what everyone calls the homelessness crisis. (“Rising costs threaten L.A.’s homeless housing goal,” May 11)

The figure of 58,000 has been used to identify the...