Twenty-four Angelenos experiencing homelessness, including a number of seniors, were brought into safe, stable housing on Thursday as Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe team completed its 142nd operation between Irolo and 11th Street at the border of Koreatown and Pico-Union.
To date, Inside Safe has brought more than 6,000 unhoused Angelenos inside, according to the Mayor's Office.
"Life on the street forces people into survival mode, where nothing matters except getting through the day. Once they're indoors, they can finally accept care, connect with services, and get back on their feet with dignity," said Mayor Bass. "I want to thank Councilmember Heather Hutt for her partnership. We will continue working every day to bring more Angelenos indoors, address longstanding encampments, and build the affordable housing that L.A. needs to end street homelessness."
During every operation, the Inside Safe team assesses each person's needs – including older Angelenos and those with pets – to connect them with the right resources.
In addition to resolving longstanding encampments and getting people into interim housing, Mayor Bass is working to prevent individuals and families from becoming unhoused and to accelerate the building of affordable housing. This week, Mayor Bass announced that her administration has built more than 10,000 units of affordable housing across Los Angeles – four times more affordable housing units built yearly compared to the prior five years.
Since taking office, Mayor Bass has used her executive power to cut red tape and eliminate bureaucratic barriers that have slowed housing production in Los Angeles for decades. She signed Executive Directive 1 during her first week in office to streamline approval of 100% affordable housing, and in December 2025 the City Council voted unanimously to make the directive a permanent city ordinance. More than 47,000 units of affordable housing are currently in the pipeline.
The city has also implemented the Citywide Housing Incentive Program, described as the largest local rezoning program in modern history, creating capacity for half a million new homes. Other measures include the first update to Los Angeles' Rent Stabilization Ordinance in 40 years, a citywide expansion of the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance that could create more than 43,000 new homes, an eviction and homelessness prevention program through the Mayor's Fund, the House Our Vets initiative that has helped more than 1,000 veterans and their families secure permanent housing, and Executive Directive 19 to modernize how the City reviews building applications.