At least four encampment fires have broken out in a part of Hollywood where Mayor Karen Bass conducted her first Inside Safe operation. Some in the area are on edge.
The fire that broke out on Franklin Avenue last month was, by some measures, a modest one. But with winds blowing in the Cahuenga Pass that night, it had the potential to be destructive. Embers from the fire, which started at a homeless encampment, landed on a nearby apartment building, Fire Department officials said. By the time the blaze was out, it had scorched a nearby tree, destroyed two cars and sent smoke into nearby homes.
She said she regrets voting for Raman in 2020, and is hoping Weaver will win the race and create new no-encampment zones. Weaver, a former neighborhood prosecutor, said he is open to the idea, but would want to study the idea first. 'It would make sense to do it comprehensively if we're going to do it at all,' he said. Raman ruled out the idea, saying a no-camping zone would push unhoused residents 'deeper into residential and business areas.
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