L.A. Sheriff's deputies could soon be conducting street cleanup work in Hollywood in an effort to address the area's homeless crisis, the sheriff said over the weekend.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies could soon be conducting street cleanup work in Hollywood in an effort to address the homeless crisis, the sheriff said over the weekend.
"The Los Angeles County Sheriff has plans to make Hollywood feel safer despite it not being LASD's patrol area," the department tweeted Sunday., where he led a walking tour on the boardwalk with deputies, reaching out to some homeless individuals to gauge their interest in receiving government- provided housing. Officials later cleared out a major homeless encampment in the area.The LAPD declined to comment on the offer when reached by City News Service on Sunday.
Villanueva's efforts in Venice drew criticism from some politicians and community organizations. A statement put out by a coalition of local advocacy groups said:"Time and time again, this approach has proven to fail in Los Angeles, and cause harm to people already dealing with crisis, trauma and the extreme lack of affordable housing across our region and especially on the Westside.
But the sheriff said the homelessness crisis within Los Angeles city limits prompted him to take action, and accused Councilman Mike Bonin and Mayor Eric Garcetti of hampering the LAPD in its ability to do its job with regard to encampments. "I'm not going to blame LAPD whatsoever," Villanueva said."I think they can definitely do the job. They're more than capable, have good leadership. However, if they're hamstrung by politicians that don't want them to do their job, well, then they're left in a very, very bad situation."may have attempted to cover up an incident in which a deputy was caught on video kneeling on the neck of an inmate.
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