Answer the following four questions on housing and homelessness issues to see which candidates for mayor most closely match the future you want to see for Los Angeles. Learn more about this crisis: Understanding LA’s Homelessness Issues.
Question 1 of 4
Los Angeles Municipal Code 41.18, better known as the “anti-camping law,” bans people who are unhoused from camping on public property close to locations such as schools, parks, libraries, and underpasses. Should 41.18 be kept as is, repealed, or changed?
Candidates who agree with you
Keep as is
No candidates selected this answer
Keep it, but expand support for those experiencing homelessness
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I support the intent of 41.18 – it is unacceptable for encampments to exist near schools and child care centers. I have a problem with 41.18’s district by district, encampment by encampment approach. We need coordinated, citywide leadership to solve this problem, and we need to ensure that housing and services are available for homeless individuals because what I will never accept is simply moving an encampment from one neighborhood to another. That’s not a solution – that’s whack a mole.
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I will build 30,000 shelter beds in 300 days with supported services to get people off our streets and provide them with the help they need to get back on their feet. I will also enforce 41.18 to keep people from turning our parks, sidewalks, and bus shelters into encampments.
Change the law or change how it’s implemented
No candidates selected this answer
Repeal it
No candidates selected this answer
Question 2 of 4
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “We need to stop allowing homeless encampments and shelters near residences.”
Candidates who agree with you
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
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Somewhat disagree
No candidates selected this answer
Strongly disagree
No candidates selected this answer
No response / no position
Rick Caruso
Question 3 of 4
Do you agree with Angelenos who say that the large number of people living outside makes neighborhoods less safe?
Candidates who agree with you
Yes, the homelessness crisis makes everyone less safe
It's debatable
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I think a significant percentage of our homeless crisis is driven by those who are mentally ill and suffer from substance abuse. Whether they directly make our city less safe is debatable, but they do make people feel less safe outside, at our parks, or walking down the street. We need to get people housed, we need to get them services, and for those who can not make rational decisions for themselves due to mental illness we need a Cares Court now.
Question 4 of 4
What is the most important and impactful step the city can take as part of a strategy to address the homelessness crisis in the near-term?
Candidates who agree with you
Build more permanent affordable housing
No candidates selected this answer
Build more temporary shelters
No candidates selected this answer
Expand mental health facilities and access
No candidates selected this answer
Create more jobs
No candidates selected this answer
Lower the cap on rent increases in the city’s rent-controlled housing
No candidates selected this answer
All or some combination of the above
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I will immediately address the homelessness crisis by building more interim and permanent housing, rebuilding the mental health and substance abuse systems, and providing unhoused Angelenos with job training and employment assistance.
No response / no position
Rick Caruso
