The Official And Now Love Podcast: www.andnowlove.com If you live in Los Angeles, you see it every day — people living in RVs, vans, and cars on our streets — but you rarely hear the real story behind it. In this episode, Cynthia Marks sits down with Sam Lutzker, a PhD candidate in sociology at UCLA and co-author of the recent "Keep Moving" report, whose ground-level research on vehicle residency has been featured in The New York Times. Sam's work looks past the politics and the neighborhood complaints to actually talk with our unhoused neighbors, bringing rare empathy and nuance to a deeply complex issue. Together, Cynthia and Sam explore the stereotypes that distort how we see people living in vehicles, what the official statistics really reveal about encampment sweeps, and why "service resistance" is often a mismatch between what's offered and what people actually need. They discuss the toll on caseworkers and outreach workers, the promise of street medicine and Housing First, and practical ideas like safe parking and stable parking that could genuinely help. Running through it all is a reminder close to this show's heart: that seeing one another as human — past the trauma, past the labels — is where real change begins. This is And Now Love. Listen to your dreams and live from your heart. Please follow, rate, and share the podcast, and pass this episode along to someone who might need it. To learn more about Sam's work, you can find him through the UCLA Sociology department. Organizations mentioned include Safe Parking LA (safeparkingla.org). Follow our socials: Instagram / / andnowlove.podcast Facebook / / And Now Love Podcast Youtube / / @AndNowLovePodcast TikTok / / and.now.love.podc