Homeless encampents are threats to public safety — and we need real action

Story after story is emerging from local and national media about the impact of homelessness on LA — including crime, decay, and fear. The California Post has found that some homeless housing developments, including buildings that the city and state have bought for the purpose, are generating hundreds of emergency calls for all kinds of violent crimes.
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Story after story is emerging from local and national media about the impact of homelessness on LA — including crime, decay, and fear. The California Post has found that some homeless housing developments, including buildings that the city and state have bought for the purpose, are generating hundreds of emergency calls for all kinds of violent crimes. Police are constantly being called out to these sites, some of which sprang up inside otherwise happy neighborhoods with little warning. The increase in the homeless population recently revealed by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) only serves to highlight the increasing threat to public safety these developments represent.
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- Story after story is emerging from local and national media about the impact of homelessness on LA — including crime, decay, and fear. The California Post has found that some homeless housing developments, including buildings that the city and state have bought for the purpose, are generating hundreds of emergency calls for all kinds of violent crimes.
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Homeless encampents are threats to public safety — and we need real action
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