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Female veterans say San Pedro housing complex resolved their homelessness, but caused new traumas
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk David Wagner , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· September 1, 2026
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Blue Butterfly Village, a complex of 74 townhomes nestled in a hillside in San Pedro, provides housing to formerly unhoused female veterans. (David Wagner / LAist) When it first opened in 2015, Blue Butterfly Village was hailed as a rare sanctuary for women veterans overcoming homelessness. But s...
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Key points (David Wagner / LAist) When it first opened in 2015, Blue Butterfly Village was hailed as a rare sanctuary for women veterans overcoming homelessness. Blue Butterfly Village, a complex of 74 townhomes nestled in a hillside in San Pedro, provides housing to formerly unhoused female veterans. More Local Today’s briefing Local events
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What is this story about? Blue Butterfly Village, a complex of 74 townhomes nestled in a hillside in San Pedro, provides housing to formerly unhoused female veterans. (David Wagner / LAist) When it first opened in 2015, Blue Butterfly Village was hailed as a rare sanctuary for women veterans overcoming homelessness. But s...
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