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Lorenna Taylor
Coverage of Lorenna Taylor in the Nexus archive.
- Section 8 promises renters they can live where they choose. It mostly fails to deliver.
The Section 8 housing voucher program, designed to allow renters to choose where they live, often fails to deliver as most voucher holders in Los Angeles County reside in low-resource areas. Santa Monica, a high-resource area, is an exception, with some tenants using vouchers to afford beachfront apartments, though discrimination and limited housing availability remain barriers.