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SKID ROW
SAFER CITY INITIATIVE
SPONSORED BY:
MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA
CITY ATTORNEY ROCKY DELGADILLO
LAPD CHIEF WILLIAM BRATTON
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LEAD AGENCIES
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MAYOR’S OFFICE
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF COUNCILWOMAN
JAN PERRY (CD 9)
OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN
JOSE HUIZAR (CD 14)
SAFER CITY INITIATIVE CONCEPT
 CREATION OF AN “ORDER MAINTENANCE,”
MULTI-AGENCY, PROBLEM-SOLVING TEAM
TASKED WITH DEVELOPING AND
IMPLEMENTING ENFORCEMENT,
ENHANCEMENT AND OUTREACH
STRATEGIES
DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
COMMUNITY SERVED
THAT FOCUSES ON REDUCING CRIME
AND ELIMINATING URBAN BLIGHT AND
DECAY
OTHER SAFER CITY INITIATIVES
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MacARTHUR PARK
(Commenced March 2002)
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HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND
(Commenced January 2003)
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BALDWIN VILLAGE
(Commenced June 2004)
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NORTH HILLS
(Commenced September 2005)
ACHIEVEMENTS OF OTHER
SAFER CITY INITIATIVES
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MacARTHUR PARK: Converted park from a drug
haven to a family-oriented recreational facility
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HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND: Implemented the
18TH Street Gang Injunction, resulting in
significant reduction in criminal gang activity
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BALDWIN VILLAGE: Reduced Part I
violent crime by 47%
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NORTH HILLS: Evicted 38 drug, gang and
violent crime offenders
AGENCIES TO BE
INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
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LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD)
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF
AND SAFETY (LADBS)
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LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT (LAFD)
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LOS ANGELES PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (LADOT)
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES
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HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF LOS ANGELES
(HACLA)
BUILDING
AGENCIES TO BE
INVITED TO PARTICIPATE (cont’d)
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LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF
WORKS:
 Bureau of Contract Administration
 Bureau of Engineering
 Bureau of Sanitation
 Bureau of Street Lighting
 Bureau of Street Services
 Lot Cleaning Division
 Street Services Division
PUBLIC
GOALS OF
SKID ROW SCI
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Cleaner, Safer Streets
Restore Sense of Law and Order
Reduce Availability of Illegal Drugs
Protect the Most Vulnerable From
Criminal Predators
5. Eliminate Gang Presence In and
Influence Over Skid Row
GOALS (cont’d.)
6. Abate Health Hazards Created by
People Camping on Sidewalks and
in the Streets
7. Connect Persons Who Need, Want and
Would Benefit From Assistance With
Appropriate Services
8. Protect Rights of Law Abiding
Occupants of Resident Hotels and
Other Affordable Housing
GOALS (cont’d.)
9. Protect Personal Property of Homeless
Persons Against Theft as Well as
Inadvertent Seizure and Destruction
10. End Practice of “Homeless Patient
Dumping”
11. Make Full Use of All Available
Shelter Beds
12. Improve Appearance of Streets and
Other Public Areas
GOALS (cont’d.)
13. Improve Relations Between Different
Socioeconomic Groups Residing in
Skid Row Area
14. Allow for Downtown Economic Expansion
to Continue Without Impinging on Rights
or Adding to the Plight of the Less
Fortunate
15. Demonstrate Long Term Commitment by
City Agencies to Identify, Address and
Solve Problems of All Skid Row
Residents and Stakeholders
THREE COMPONENTS
*COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAM*
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ENFORCEMENT
ENHANCEMENT
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OUTREACH
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ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT
1. Redeployment of 50 LAPD Officers to
Skid Row
2. Provide Special Training to All
New Officers Assigned to Skid Row
3. Creation of Specially-Trained
Team
of “Skid Row Neighborhood
Prosecutors” Within City Attorney’s
Office
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
4. Crackdown on Drug Dealers and
Suppliers:
a) Adopt Zero Tolerance Policy for
Drug Dealing
b) Aggressively Enforce Drug Laws Against
Drug Dealers and Suppliers
c) Post Warning Signs
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
d) Utilize Surveillance Cameras
e) Increase Undercover Operations
f ) Target “Drug Bazaars”:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Street Encampments
Abandoned Buildings
Store Fronts
Alleyways
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
g) Urge the District Attorney to Aggressively
Prosecute and Seek Lengthier Sentences For
Serious Drug Dealers and Suppliers
h) Bring Misdemeanor Charges Against Small
Time Street Dealers Whom the District
Attorney’s Office Will Not Prosecute For
Felony Offenses:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Illegal Street Vending
Loitering For Drug Related Purposes
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Under the Influence of a Controlled
Substance
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
i) Urge the Courts to Impose Special
Conditions of Bail and Probation, Including
“Stay Away Orders,” For Defendants
Arrested For and Convicted of Drug Dealing
5. Abate Nuisance Properties:
a) Identify “Top 10” Nuisance Properties
b) File Nuisance Actions Against Property
Owners and Others to Abate Use of
Properties For Criminal Purposes
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
6. Expand Arrests For and Prosecutions of
Street Crimes:
a) Prostitution, Pimping and Pandering
b) Rape and Sexual Assault
c) Theft and Extortion
d) Robbery and Car Burglaries
e) Receipt, Sale and Possession of Stolen
Property
f) Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
g) Weapons Possession
h) Drinking in Public
i) Trespassing
j) Illegal Street Vending
k) Vandalism and Graffiti
l) Lewd Conduct
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
7. Curtail Homeless Patient Dumping by Area
Hospitals:
a) Develop “Best Practices” for Evaluation,
Treatment and Discharge of Homeless Patients
b) Increase Training and Education of Hospital
Personnel to Improve Discharge Planning and
Practices
c) File Civil Enforcement Actions as Necessary to
Stop Hospitals From Engaging in Unlawful
Homeless Patient Dumping Practices
ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d.)
8.
Strengthen Protections of Law Abiding
Occupants of Resident Hotels and Other
Affordable Housing:
a) Organize “Systematic Code Enforcement
Program” (SCEP) Sweep of Resident Hotels
b) Investigate and Pursue Complaints of
“28-Day Shuffling” and File Civil Enforcement
Actions as Necessary
c) Stop Property Owners From “Emptying”
Buildings Through Threats, Intimidation
And Other Unlawful Practices
ENHANCEMENT COMPONENT
1.
Increase Street and
Sidewalk Cleaning
2.
Improve Lighting
3.
Trim Trees
4.
Unclog Storm Drains
5.
Remove Trash and
Bulky Items
BEFORE
AFTER
ENHANCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d)
6. Expand City
Attorney’s “Excess
Personal Property
Warehouse Project”
and Provide
Additional Storage
For Homeless
Persons’ Belongings
ENHANCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d)
7. Require that Resident Hotels:
a) Come Into Compliance With All Applicable Fire, Health,
Safety and Building Codes
b) Provide Habitable Rooms and Facilities
c) Respect Rights of Tenants and Guests
d) Evict Drug Dealers and Others Known to Engage in
Criminal Activities
ENHANCEMENT COMPONENT (cont’d)
8. Develop Database to Make Full Use of
Available Shelter Beds and Homeless
Services:
a) Countywide Listing of Shelters and Service
Providers
b) Accessible by Local Law Enforcement and
Hospitals
Area
c) Would Describe Rules, Eligibility and Services
d) Would Allow For Confirmation of Bed Availability in
Real Time
OUTREACH COMPONENT
1.
Prioritize Relocation of Homeless and
Low Income Families With Children
2.
Institute Landlord and Property Manager Training
3.
Expand “SOS I” Program:
a) Collaboration Between City Attorney’s Office and
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)
b) Pre-Filing Diversion Program that Seeks to Connect
Persons Arrested For Nonviolent Misdemeanors
With Services in Lieu of Prosecution
OUTREACH COMPONENT (cont’d.)
4. Implement “SOS II” Program:
a) Collaboration Between City Attorney’s Office
and L.A. County Public Defender’s Office
b) Post-Filing Diversion Program
c) Seeks to Connect Nonviolent Defendants
Suffering From Mental Disorders or
Disabilities With Services In Lieu of Jail
OUTREACH COMPONENT (cont’d.)
5. Institutionalize and Expand “Homeless
Court” Program:
a) Collaboration Between Superior Court, Public
Defender’s Office, District Attorney’s Office,
L.A. City Attorney’s Office and Other City
Attorneys’ Offices
b) Allows Qualifying Persons to Seek Dismissal
of Minor Charges and Outstanding Warrants
c) Enhances Ability to Obtain Employment and
Qualify For Benefits
OUTREACH COMPONENT (cont’d.)
6. Train City Employees to Avoid Unjustified,
Accidental or Inadvertent Destruction of
Personal Property of Homeless Persons