LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today announced an Inside Safe operation in the Sun Valley area in partnership with Councilmember Imelda Padilla. The operation brought unhoused Angelenos inside and removed RVs from an encampment near the 5 Freeway on and offramps. Click here for photos and b-roll of today’s operation.
“In the middle of an excessive heat warning, we brought more Angelenos inside and removed RVs,” said Mayor Karen Bass. “We’ve brought more than 3,000 Angelenos inside through over 60 Inside Safe operations and we will continue this work with our partners as we break the cycle of homelessness in L.A.”
“Addressing homelessness in Sun Valley’s industrial corridor, where people go to work everyday is a top priority for our office. It is important to us to provide a safe environment where RV encampments have created dangerous conditions for the community,” said Councilmember Imelda Padilla. “We are grateful to partner with Mayor Karen Bass, along with city and state departments to ensure that our unhoused neighbors receive immediate support and access to housing. Our goal is to move people into interim housing quickly, offering them safety and the resources needed to regain stability. This approach not only enhances community safety but also provides a path to lasting change for those in need.”
Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2525, which is sponsored by Mayor Karen Bass to move RVs out of neighborhoods and bring more unhoused Angelenos inside. It will reduce homelessness by allowing the City to lease property from the California Department of Transportation(Caltrans) at a reduced rate to store recreational vehicles (RVs) while the unhoused Angelenos receive housing and services through the Inside Safe program.
Since her first day in office when she declared an unprecedented emergency on the homelessness crisis, Mayor Karen Bass has driven change in how we address homelessness with new initiatives to bring people living in encampments inside. She has also worked to prevent people from losing their homes and to lock arms across all levels of government to move people inside and save lives and restore neighborhoods.
Key results from the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count:
Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles is down for the first time in six years
Unprecedented drop in street homelessness (10% decrease in the City of Los Angeles – the first double digit decrease in the last at least 9 years)
A decrease in makeshift shelters (38% decrease in the City of Los Angeles).
The number of people who moved into permanent housing is at an all time high.