Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe team completed two operations this week, bringing 91 Angelenos experiencing homelessness into safe, stable housing and removing 6 RVs from the street.
On Tuesday, September 29, Inside Safe completed its 143rd operation at the corner of Beverly Blvd. and Madison Ave. in Rampart Village, bringing 64 people inside. Fifty-nine Angelenos received housing and life-saving services through Inside Safe, while an additional five received support through other interim housing programs with City and County partners. Because of public safety concerns in the area, Inside Safe worked closely with the LAPD and Council District 13 to carry out the operation.
"Before we could safely offer people housing, LAPD Rampart officers and detectives arrested five people who were preying on this encampment – committing crimes against the people we're here to help," said Mayor Bass. "This was about protecting those in need and getting people off the streets into stable housing."
"This was the largest encampment in our district and I want to recognize the work that went into helping 64 people move into safe, stable housing," said Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez. "Solving homelessness isn't easy, but when we bring the right resources together, we can fix things."
"It's much safer now, because we had people living in front of our gates and behind our building," said Ed Van Olpheun, Branch Manager of Dewey Pest Control on Beverly Blvd. "Our employees were being harassed, and kids had to walk through the encampments just to get to school."
On Thursday, October 1, Inside Safe completed its 144th operation in Pacoima, bringing 27 Angelenos and their pets into interim housing from an encampment consisting mostly of RVs and makeshift structures near the corner of Louvre Street and Ralston Avenue. One Angeleno with a disability received medical treatment as soon as he arrived at interim housing.
"For many people living in RVs and makeshift shelters, fear of leaving their pets behind can be a barrier to coming inside," said Mayor Bass. "In Pacoima, we made sure people could bring their pets with them. Twenty-seven Angelenos are now inside and connected to the care they need."
"Ensuring people don't have to leave their pets behind is essential to getting them off the streets," said Councilmember Monica Rodriguez. "Today's operation restored this neighborhood for CD7 families, proving that we can deliver clean, safe streets while providing unhoused Angelenos a real pathway to stability."
To date, Inside Safe has brought more than 6,200 people inside. Last month, Mayor Bass announced her administration had built more than 10,000 units of affordable housing across Los Angeles – four times more affordable housing units built yearly compared to the previous five years.