Los Angeles Homeless Activists Protest New Anti-Camping Law
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently signed an anti-camping law, which prohibits people from living on the street in some public areas, sparking activists to camp outside the mayor’s mansion on Thursday evening. Though nearly all of the 15 City Council members voted in favor of the new legislation, protestors still remain hopeful, calling on Garcetti to rescind the law. Many view the new anti-camping ordinance as another means to clear homeless encampments, such as those in Echo Park Lake, Venice and the San Fernando Valley. Protestors placed signs outside of Garcetti’s mansion in an attem...