Overview

• Mayor Karen Bass said multiple departments are responding and outreach workers are engaging people on the site to connect them with services.
• The Department of Building and Safety is issuing an order to the owner to address security problems and extensive trash and debris.
• Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky said the owner has cooperated and posting of signs would allow LAPD intervention at the fenced lot.
• Public Works plans to install an anti‑vandal wrap on a pried‑open streetlight that residents say was used to run power into the camp.
• Neighbors describe rapid growth since May into a makeshift community with amenities and report safety concerns, including drug sales, property damage, and threats to an ABC7 crew.