Workers' unease over homeless population prompts LAPD to shift patrols to Civic Center
As the homelessness crisis grows in downtown Los Angeles, government employees have told authorities they don’t feel safe entering and leaving buildings and retail shops in the Civic Center area, officials said.
The Civic Center is packed with government buildings, monuments, green space and homeless encampments.Rob Wilcox, spokesman for City Atty. Mike Feuer, said several employees in his office have lodged safety complaints. The LAPD convened a meeting about two weeks ago with representatives from Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office, the city administrative office and the City Council, Wilcox said.
The city is working to hire the security officers, who are unarmed, but Zarcone said he could not estimate how long it will take to fill the jobs. “We need to do foot beats around there,” Zarcone said. “It’s a pretty modest plan. We are doing what we can.”On a recent sunny afternoon, the sidewalks in the Civic Center area were quiet. Half a dozen people sat on the tree planters on Main Street outside City Hall. One woman was surrounded by shopping carts stuffed with blankets and clothes. Nearby, a man dozed in his wheelchair.
Leaving City Hall on Tuesday, city employee Laquan Lovely looked surprised when told that police would be changing their shifts because of concerns about safety in the area. She said she thought police resources might be better used elsewhere.
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