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Mayor Karen Bass's Inside Safe program

clears homeless encampment in
Wilmington
The Inside Safe team says they were able to remove over 30 individuals from the
encampments and provide them with housing.

By Amanda Palacios
Monday, April 15, 2024

An RV homeless encampment in Wilmington that was plagued by tents and trash was cleared by Los
Angeles city workers as part of Mayor Bass's Inside Safe program.

WILMINGTON, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For several years, a large homeless

encampment has expanded under a freeway overpass off Pacific Coast
Highway and Alameda Street in Wilmington. Over time, the encampment has
grown with RVs, tents, trash and even puppies.

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"I hope I never have to be in this situation ever again," said encampment
resident Ronald Arthur Fesus.

On Thursday, a group of Los Angeles city workers cleared out the entire area,
an operation known as Inside Safe that's part of Los Angeles Mayor Karen
Bass's ongoing efforts to remove Angelenos off the streets and into housing.

"The situation with RVs is more complex so it took us a lot longer. But we will
continue to operate with the urgency because this has become a major problem
in so many neighborhoods in our city," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

"The fact that someone has decided that this is where they're going to live for
life, it's really tough because they're not suitable to be able to withstand daily
living," said Annetta Wells, senior director for Inside Safe.

The Inside Safe team said they were able to remove over 30 individuals from
the encampment and provide them with resources and housing.

"These last two years were rough. I had a job, ended up losing my job and
that's how I ended up living here," said encampment resident Jose Martinez.

Martinez said he's been living in a tent underneath the overpass and described
it as being cold and dirty. He said moving off the streets could be the start of a
new chapter in his life.

"It definitely will help get me back on my feet, I guess. You know hopefully, just
land a job and be a productive member of society," Martinez said.

Since its launch in 2022, the Inside Safe program has had a total of 47
operations that has brought thousands of Angelenos off the streets.

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"The people of Harbor City and Wilmington, I know are going to be grateful
this area is going to get cleaned for the first time in years and people are getting
houses. It's overall just a good day," Wells said.

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