Some Hollywood residents are fed up with homelessness in their area and may end up switching their votes in local elections.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday about growing issues with homeless encampments around Cahuenga Boulevard, Wilcox Avenue, Franklin and other parts of the city.
“In that area, at least four fires have broken out at homeless encampments over the last three months. Although no injuries have been reported, some people in the area have been on edge. Residents say that, over the past few years, they also have had to contend with screaming in the middle of the night, human waste on sidewalks and doorsteps, open-air drug use and, on occasion, threats of violence,” the report read.
The article noted that some residents have felt “disappointed” in Democratic Mayor Karen Bass and are considering voting against Councilmember Nithya Raman.
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“People are scared for their safety,” LAPD’s Community Police Advisory Board co-chair Alexa Iles Skarpelos said. “That next fire could cause a devastating fatality, and not just property damage.”
Skarpelos told the L.A. Times that she will be voting for…
