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A Simple Solution to LA’s Out-of-Control Homeless Problem

A Simple Solution to LA’s Out-of-Control Homeless Problem
Tents are lined up on the sidewalk in front of the non-profit Midnight Mission's headquarters in Los Angeles on Nov. 25, 2021. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
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There is an easy explanation for Los Angeles’ out-of-control homeless encampments: The city’s leaders allow them. They instructed the LAPD years ago to stop enforcing its no camping laws, which had prevented tents or sleeping on city sidewalks, in parks, beaches, and other public spaces. Incredibly, it also instructed police that such tents must be treated as private homes!

James Breslo
James Breslo
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James Breslo is an attorney and host of the “Hidden Truth Show” podcast. He is a former partner at the international law firm Seyfarth Shaw and public company president. He has appeared numerous times as a legal expert on Fox News and CNN, and serves on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 Public Diplomacy committee.
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