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Signage for a 41.18 Special Enforcement Zone in Beverly Grove, Los Angeles. A homeless encampment sweep (or "clean-up") is the forced displacement of homeless encampments on public property and the removal of both unhoused individuals and their property from that area. Tactics vary between cities, suburbs and rural areas as to how much notice ...
A homeless encampment sweep is the forced removal of homeless people and their property from a public area. It is a frequently-used strategy to mitigate issues related to homelessness. [ 1 ] Often called "encampment resolutions" or "clean-ups" by local governments, they are alternatively labeled "sweeps" by advocacy groups . [ 2 ]
Los Angeles and in general Los Angeles County is home to many encampments, which are heavily based in downtown Los Angeles, Fashion District, Hollywood, Skid Row, Venice Beach, and Westlake. An estimated 40,000 homeless live in L.A. and up to 70,000 countywide.
In a report released in June 2024, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) found that LA Municipal Code 41.18, which allows for encampment removal in certain areas, isn't effective at ...
In Los Angeles, one of the largest homeless encampments can be found under the 105 freeway, which is maintained by the California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans.
In fact, a new study by the Rand Corp’s Center on Housing and Homelessness found encampment clearing efforts in Los Angeles had no long-term effect on the number of people on the streets.
A small encampment named Camp Michela after a homeless single mother who was murdered in 2012 was established in Roseland behind the Dollar Tree on Sebastopol Road with the approval of the Sonoma County Community Development Commission in November 2015, and relations were initially harmonious with the local community. In December 2015, police ...
A homeless encampment along the 110 Freeway in Highland Park on Thursday. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)