Mayor Bass’ encampment reduction effort expands to Miracle Mile

By City News Service

Aman suspected of shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the PicoRobertson district less than 24 hours apart was in custody Friday.

“The facts of the case led to this crime being investigated as a hate crime,” according to a Los Angeles Police Department statement.

Federal civil rights charges will be filed against the man, who “has a history of animus towards the Jewish community,” according to a statement from the Jewish Federation of housed as a result of the first two Inside Safe sites in Hollywood and Venice.

“Together — with the county and service providers, this new program is a real solution that proves there is hope in Los Angeles. Together, we will confront this crisis by bringing unhoused Angelenos inside for good.”

The initiative also launched in South Los Angeles earlier this month.

Yaroslavsky and Bass announced the initiative a day after Yaroslavsky voted against expanding zones where the city’s anti-camping law would apply. She cited a lack of coordinated engagement strategy in making credible offers of housing and services across the city’s 15 districts, and criticized how the 41.18 ordinance enforced had been enforced in her district prior to her taking office in December.

“For many of the people brought inside today, tonight will be their first night sleeping in a bed in years,” Yaroslavsky said of Inside Safe. “And tomorrow, they will wake up with services and stability to help them get back on their feet.”