Mayor Bass Brings 40+ Angelenos Off the Streets and Into Safe, Stable Housing During North Hollywood Encampment Cleanup

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LOS ANGELES - This week, Mayor Karen Bass' Office helped more than 40 unhoused Angelenos transition off the streets and into safeand stable housing through a successful Inside Safeoperation in the San Fernando Valley. In close partnership with Councilmember Imelda Padilla, the City connected residents of an encampment in North Hollywood to lifesaving medical care and social services, while clearing tents and debris from a residential area. B-roll and photos from the operation can be found here.

"Operations like this aren't just about moving people off the streets - they're about transforming lives and making our neighborhoods safer," said Mayor Bass. "This week, we helped more than 40 Angelenos secure housing and guided a family with two young children toward the support and resources they need for lasting stability. While there is more work ahead, for the first time ever, the tide is turning: homelessness has declined for two consecutive years in Los Angeles. This is real, measurable progress."

"In response to calls from our community, our office has been working to bring an Inside Safeoperation to this area of North Hollywood for some time and this week's operation was a success. I am grateful to Mayor Karen Bass, her team, and City departments like LA Sanitation for stepping in and helping make this effort possible," said Councilmember Imelda Padilla. "Together, we helped bring dozens of people indoors, connecting them to services and beginning the process of restoring this space for the public. We will continue working closely with the Mayor and City departments to build on this progress, supporting unhoused Angelenos with housing resources, and ensuring this area remains clean, safe, and accessible for all."

The North Hollywood operation - the 126th since the launch of the Inside Safeprogram three years ago - builds on Mayor Bass' record of bringing tens of thousands of Angelenos indoors and sustaining a consecutive two-year decline in homelessness, including a 17.5% decrease in street homelessness. Under her leadership, the number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles has also declined for the first time on record.

But beyond these numbers, the true lifesaving impact of the Inside Safeprogram is reflected in the story of Joshua Johnson - a 22-year-old unhoused man and single father to his 3-year-old son - who was among those helped this week.

"I'm here to build a better life for myself and my son," Joshua Johnsonsaidshortly before being voluntarily moved into the nearby interim housing site. "I'm working two jobs and am still falling short. Going insidemeans a different future for the two of us."

His experience reflects the broader sense of hope shared by many residents of the encampment. DèOzhanè Holland, another unhoused Angeleno assisted during the operation, said, "Having a bed tonight will be a breath of fresh air. It gives me hope for the future because this is a step toward permanent housing."

Beyond moving people off the streets, Mayor Bass is also focused on preventing individuals and families from becoming unhoused in the first place. Here's how her administration is tackling every stage in the fight to end homelessness:

• Rolling out the city's first-ever encampment strategy, which has reduced overall homelessness for two consecutive years, cut street homelessness by 17.5%, and achieved the first recorded drop in homeless mortality.

• Cutting red tape to accelerate the construction of affordable housing units across the city, with more than 40,000 currently in the pipeline.

• Signing into law the first update to Los Angeles' Rent Stabilization Ordinance in 40 years.

• Promoting innovative housing through LA4LA and creating more opportunities to build affordable housing on City-owned land.

For more information on the Inside Safeprogram, visit https://mayor.lacity.gov/InsideSafe.