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The proposal was a 49-unit homeless housing complex on a vacant corner in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. But it ran into a wall of neighborhood opposition — and was blocked by Jose Huizar, the city councilman who represents the area.

For over a year, the Boyle Heights project loomed as a dispiriting reminder of the challenges of building housing for the homeless — no matter that California is in the midst of a housing crisis and Los Angeles voters last year agreed to spend $1.2 billion on homeless housing construction.

But this week, Mr. Huizar dropped his opposition. For anyone concerned with the crisis, this seems a moment worth examining.

Mr. Huizar said he changed his mind after the nonprofit agency building the project agreed to include a child-care center, increase security and conduct an environmental impact study, since the land has a dormant oil well on it. Mr. Huizar said his initial mistrust of the agency, A Community of Friends, was resolved after the two sides met and the agency agreed to those alterations.