It's a plan that's sure to raise eyebrows and ire in the City of Angels. The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska proposes to send the city's homeless to Los Angeles. The mayor says a ticket to L.A. is cheaper than housing. The backlash - Tonight at 11 from ABC7
Homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska could get a free one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warm climates this winter under a plan announced by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson.
"I have a moral imperative here, and that's to save lives," Bronson said. "And if that means giving them a few hundred dollars for an airline ticket to go where they want to go, I'm going to do that."
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