Ok, living in a car because you are homeless is bad enough, living in your car with your two sons because you are homeless even worse, living in a car when you are 97 and your sons are 60 and 62, disgraceful. Bessie Mae Berger and her two sons live in a rusty 1973 Chevrolet Suburban which they park on a busy street in LA. They spend most of their time in parks and wash up in a local shopping center. Hmm, they live mostly on Bessie’s $375 monthly Social Security check, Larry’s (one son) $300 food stamp allocation and Charlie’s (the other son) $637 disability payments which they collect from the Westside Center for Independent Living. They say it is hard to find housing because they don’t want to be split up.
Psst At least Bessie Mae gets the front seat. Ah, you want to read the full story you can find it in the LA Times.
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November 9, 2009 at 5:20 am
I used to spend time at the Venice public library. I wonder if it’s still in the same place?
One good thing about them? Apparently, the sons have not added to the population.
November 9, 2009 at 5:22 am
Good point Jammers or it could get really cramped in there!